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供 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
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Reading : とも   
companion; follower; attendant; retinue  (see also: お供:おとも)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 93,589 which gives a rank of 5,995
供 is the most useful form. 3 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 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 2,000 (about 406,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 9134
• 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 20 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:
しゅうい
周囲
テーブル
きょう
されている
りょうり
料理
ジロジロ
という
おさと
御里
れる
ような
してました
He behaved in the kind of way that revealed his upbringing as he looked at the food served to the surrounding tables.
あなたようなどこ
うま
ほね
ともつかない
やから
むすめ
けっこん
結婚
させる
わけにはいかん
I can't very well let a fellow like you who could be from who knows where marry my daughter!
わたし
たち
せんしゅう
選集
ある
げき
ふた
ともとても

I like both plays in our anthology very much.
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Reading : とも   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 7,000 (about 127,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 6359
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 19 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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とも
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 2,000 (about 402,000,000 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 19 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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Reading : とも   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 66,000 (about 5,320,000 results)
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キョウ   ク   そなえる to make an offering   とも servant, attendant   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
キョウ   とも together   
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grass   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
katakana 'ha'; eight
ハン   バン   ともな to accompany   
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ハン   なか half   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
stick   
eight
リョ    companion   
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リョ   ロ    spine   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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