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表す is an exact match with one form of the following word:
表す
BOOST
Reading : あらわす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to represent; to signify; to stand for  (esp. 表す, 表わす)
2. to reveal; to show; to display  (esp. 現す, 現わす)
3. to express  (see also: 言い表す; esp. 表す, 表わす)
4. to make widely known  (esp. 顕す)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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表す is the most useful form. 5 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 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 15,000 (about 44,800,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3080 (see iKnow! collections)
• 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 36 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
がく
ひろ
あたま
とてもいいこと
あらわ
している

A high forehead is indicative of great mental power.
かいしゃ
会社
あらわ
えいご
英語
なに
です
What is the English for "kaisha"?
かれ
にっこりして
さんせい
賛成
きも
気持
あらわ
した
もの
He would smile his approval.
現す
BOOST
Reading : あらわす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 84,000 (about 3,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4035 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 7104
• 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 46 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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表わす
BOOST
Reading : あらわす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 16,000 (about 42,500,000 results)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 1003
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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あらわす
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 16,000 (about 40,900,000 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 46 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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現わす
BOOST
Reading : あらわす   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 206,000 (about 212,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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顕す
BOOST
Reading : あらわす   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 231,000 (about 71,000 results)
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ヒョウ   おもて surface, front   あらわ to show, to represent   あらわれる to be present, to appear   
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シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
ゲン    present   あらわれる to appear   あらわ to show   
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オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
legs
ケン    appearance, existence   
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when the sun is almost lined up
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
almost lined up
ページ page, leaf of a book   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
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