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認める is an exact match with one form of the following word:
認める
BOOST
Reading : みとめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice
2. to deem; to judge; to assess
3. to approve; to deem acceptable; to allow
4. to admit; to accept; to confess (to a charge)
5. to watch steadily; to observe carefully
6. to renown; to give renown to; to appreciate; to acknowledge
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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認める is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 23,000 (about 28,300,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2722 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 490
• 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)
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Example sentences:
かれ
じぶん
自分
わる
ことして
けっ
して
みと
めよ
しない
He'll never admit to being in the wrong.
じぶん
自分
みと
めよ
しなかった
かれ
とても
つか
れていた

Though he wouldn't admit it, he was very tired.
きみ
こと
みと
める
それでも
きみ
わる
おも

Admitting what you say, I still think you are in the wrong.
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みとめる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 209,000 (about 193,000 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 36 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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ニン   みとめる to recognize, to perceive, to approve of   
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ニン   しの to endure; lie hidden   しのばせる to conceal   
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ジン   は blade   
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トウ   かたな sword   
シン   こころ heart   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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