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見かける is an exact match with one form of the following word:
見かける
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Reading : みかける   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 79,372 which gives a rank of 9,017
見かける is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 27,000 (about 23,200,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 12352
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 35 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:
その
おとこ
まった
かけた
こと
おとこ
だった
The man was a total stranger.
かえ
みち
パレード
かけた

I caught sight of a parade on my way home.
その
けいかん
警官
すがた
姿
かける
いな
かれ
した

The instant he saw the policeman, he ran away.
みかける
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 108,000 (about 1,480,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 35 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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見掛ける
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Reading : みかける   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 127,000 (about 881,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
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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
hanging   かかる to be hanging, to cost, to take   かける to hang up, to spend, to multiply   -がかり person in charge   
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hand
divining rod
ケイ    jewel; corner   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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