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鼓動 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
鼓動
BOOST
Reading : こどう   
beat; heartbeat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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鼓動 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 used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 51,000 (about 8,960,000 results)
• 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)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
かのじょ
彼女
しんぞう
心臓
はげ
しく
こどう
鼓動
している
かん
じた

She felt her heart beating fast.
おくびょう
臆病
こどう
鼓動
とともに
にじみ
つづ
ける

With a weak beat, it continues to bleed.
きている
かぎ
しんぞう
心臓
こどう
鼓動
けっ
して
めない

As long as we live, our heart never stops beating.
こどう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 127,000 (about 883,000 results)
• 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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コ   つづみ hand drum   
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ten beans
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
トウ   ズ   まめ bean   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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grass   
シ   ささえる to support   
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また again   
ドウ   うご to move, to stir   うごかす to shift, to move   
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ジュウ   チョウ   おも heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
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