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覚える is an exact match with one form of the following word:
覚える
BOOST
Reading : おぼえる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
2. to learn; to pick up; to acquire  (this meaning is restricted to form 覚える)
3. to feel  (this meaning is restricted to form 覚える)
4. to think; to regard  (this meaning is restricted to form 覚える)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 2 (among the 1,500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 162,999 which gives a rank of 528
覚える 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 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 26,000 (about 23,600,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 130 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 4239
• 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 26 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
しょうせつ
小説
んだ
かもしれない
おぼ
えていない

I may have read the novel, but I don't remember it.
どこ
かのじょ
彼女
った
おぼ
えている

I remember seeing her somewhere.
よく
おぼ
えておき

Remember it well!
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おぼえる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 112,000 (about 1,330,000 results)
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• 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 26 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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憶える
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Reading : おぼえる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 203,000 (about 239,000 results)
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カク   おぼえる to remember   さめる to awake   さます to rouse, awaken   
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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
classroom
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small
cover; covered   
オク   memory
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イ    idea   
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オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
シン   こころ heart   
heart
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