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慕う is an exact match with one form of the following word:
慕う
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Reading : したう   
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to yearn for; to long for; to pine for; to miss; to love dearly; to adore
2. to follow (someone)
3. to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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慕う is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 121,000 (about 1,040,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5795
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 28 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
かれ
そふ
祖父
した
そんけい
尊敬
している

He adores his grandfather.
えなつ
江夏
しどう
指導
してくれた
はやし
ししょう
師匠
さん
した
っている

Enatsu fondly calls his coach, Hayashi, "master."
しょうじょ
少女
おば
叔母
とても
した
っている

The girl is deeply attached to her aunt.
したう
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 176,000 (about 405,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 28 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ボ   pine   した to long for, to pine   
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バク   ボ   マク   モ    must not   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
grass   
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