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添う is an exact match with one form of the following word:
添う
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Reading : そう   
1. to meet (one's expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to comply with  (see also: 沿う)
2. to accompany; to stay by one's side
3. to marry; to wed  (esp. 添う)
4. to be added  (esp. 添う)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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添う is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 124,000 (about 950,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
きみ
しごと
仕事
わたし
たち
きたい
期待
わなかった

Your work didn't come up to our expectations.
かれ
えんぎ
演技
きたい
期待
わなかった

His performance fell short of expectations.
きたい
期待
いかねます

I'm sorry, but we cannot meet your requirements.
副う
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Reading : そう   
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 129,000 (about 760,000 results)
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そう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 45,000 (about 10,300,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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テン   そ to accompany   そえる to add (to), to append   
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calamity of the heart
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calamity   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
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   
heart
スイ   みず water   
フク    assistant   
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フク    fill   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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デン   た rice field   
トウ   かたな sword   
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