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棲む is an exact match with one form of the following word:
棲む
BOOST
Reading : すむ   
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest  (see also: 住む)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 35,873 which gives a rank of 49,730
棲む is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 100,000 (about 1,840,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 13509
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Example sentences:
コロンブスアメリカ
たいりく
大陸
はっけん
発見
した
ときバイソンアメリカ
やぎゅう
野牛
こうだい
広大
ちいき
地域
んでいた

When Columbus discovered America, bison (American buffalo) inhabited a wide-ranging area.
その
けいりゅう
渓流
には
やまめ
山女
んでいる

Brook trout live in that mountain stream.
栖む
BOOST
Reading : すむ   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 168,000 (about 451,000 results)
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セイ   す to dwell, to live (animals)   
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サイ   つま wife   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
slashed yo
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yo; yell
stick   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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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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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
セイ   す to dwell, to live (animals)   すみか dwelling   
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西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
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