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ไฝ™
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Frequency: 680
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

too much
myself
surplus
other
remainder

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒจ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ใพ.ใ‚‹
ใ‚ใพ.ใ‚Š
ใ‚ใพ.ใ™
ใ‚ใ‚“ใพ.ใ‚Š
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ‚ใพใ‚‹

Common Words

ไฝ™ใ‚Š
ใ‚ใ‚“ใพใ‚Š
้ค˜ใ‚Š
Freq #318
1

ใ‚ใพใ‚Š only; Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers

Examples
ใŽใ‚‡ใ†ใ–ใฎๅ…ทใฎใ‚ใพใ‚Šใฏ๏ผŸ้คƒๅญใ‚’ๅฎถใงไฝœใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€็šฎใŒๅฐ‘ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ›ใ„ใ‹ใ€ๅ…ทใŒๅฐ‘ใ—ไฝ™ใฃใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
Gyoza stuffing? I made some gyoza at home but, possibly because I didn't have enough dough, I had some of the filling left over.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Adverb (fukushi); With neg. sentence

(not) very; (not) much

Examples
ใใ‚Œใฏใ‚ใพใ‚Šไพกๅ€คใŒใชใ„ใ€‚
It's not worth much.
ใ“ใฎๆ‰‹ใฎๆœฌใฏใ‚ใพใ‚Š่ชญใพใชใ„ใ€‚
I don't read this kind of book much.
3

Word usually written using kana alone; Adverb (fukushi); Esp. as ใ‚ใพใ‚Šใซ(ใ‚‚)

too much; excessively; overly

4

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible

Examples
ใ‚นใ‚คใƒผใƒˆใƒซใƒผใƒ ใฎใ‚ใพใ‚Šใฎ่ฑช่ฏใ•ใซใ‚ฆใƒƒใƒˆใƒชใ—ใŸใ€‚
We were entranced by the fabulous suite.
5

Colloquial; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Sometimes as ใ‚ใพใ‚Šโ€ฆ

not very good; so-so; mediocre

6

ใ‚ใพใ‚Š only; Noun, used as a suffix

more than; over

Examples
๏ผ‘ใ‹ๆœˆใ‚ใพใ‚Šๅๅคๅฑ‹ใซๅฑ…ใŸใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
I lived for more than a month in Nagoya.
ใ‚ˆใ‚†ใ†
Noun
Freq #856
1

surplus; margin; leeway; room; space; time; allowance; flexibility; scope

Examples
่ปŠใ‚’ๆŒใคไฝ™่ฃ•ใฏใชใ„ใชใ€‚
I cannot afford to keep a car.
2

composure; placidity; complacency; calm

ใ‚ˆใ‘ใ„
Freq #976
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

extra; more; too much; too many; excessive; superfluous; spare; surplus

Examples
ไฝ™่จˆใชๅŠชๅŠ›ใฎ็ตๆžœใ€ๅฝผใฎ่ก€ๅœงใฏ้€šๅธธไปฅไธŠใซไธŠใŒใฃใŸใ€‚
The extra effort raised his blood pressure above normal.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

unnecessary; needless; uncalled-for; unwanted; uninvited

Examples
ใ“ใ‚“ใชไฝ™่จˆใชๆฉŸ่ƒฝใชใ‚“ใงใคใ‘ใŸใ‚“ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚
What did they add this needless function for?
3

Adverb (fukushi)

all the more; even more

Examples
ใใ†ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ‚ˆใ‘ใ„ๅ‚ทใ‚’ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ€‚
It will aggravate the wound.
ไฝ™ใ‚Šใซใ‚‚
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #1723
1

too much; excessive; too

Examples
ใใ‚Œใฏๅฝผใซใจใฃใฆใฏใ‚ใพใ‚Šใซใ‚‚ๆ˜“ใ—ใ™ใŽใ‚‹ไป•ไบ‹ใ ใ€‚
It is too easy a task for him.
ไฝ™ใ‚Šใซ
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #1834
1

too (much); overly; excessively

Examples
ๆ–™็†ใซใ‚ใพใ‚Šใซๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‹ใ‹ใ‚Šใ™ใŽใ‚‹ใ€‚
Cooking takes up too much time.
ไฝ™็จ‹
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #2331
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); ไฝ™ is ateji

very; greatly; much; to a large extent; quite

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใใฎ่ฉฑใŒใ‚ˆใปใฉ้ข็™ฝใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใ ใ€‚
It seems that he was very much amused by the story.
2

just about to; almost; very nearly

ไฝ™ใฃ็จ‹
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #2576
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); ไฝ™ is ateji

very; greatly; much; considerably; to a large extent; quite

Examples
ใ‚ใ„ใคใŒใ‚ฌใƒƒใƒ„ใƒใƒผใ‚บใ™ใ‚‹ใชใ‚“ใฆใ€ใ‚ˆใฃใฝใฉๅฌ‰ใ—ใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚“ใ ใ‚ใ†ใชใ€‚
It must have been something really big for him to strike a triumphant pose like that.
2

just about to; almost; very nearly

ไฝ™ๆ‰€
ไป–ๆ‰€
ๅค–
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #2924
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

another place; somewhere else; strange parts

Examples
ใ“ใ“ใฎไบบใŸใกใฏใ‚ˆใใ‹ใ‚‰ๆฅใŸไบบใ‚’ใฟใชๅซŒใ†ใ€‚
These people hate all foreigners.
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

outside (one's family or group); someone else; other people

3

As ใ€œใ‚’ใ‚ˆใใซ, ใ€œใ‚’ใ‚ˆใใซใ—ใฆ, etc.

not caring for; being indifferent to; taking little notice of; ignoring; neglecting

ใ‚ˆใก
้ค˜ๅœฐ
Noun
Freq #2928
1

place; room; margin; scope

Examples
ใใ‚Œใง็–‘ใ„ใ‚’ใ•ใ—ใฏใ•ใ‚€ไฝ™ๅœฐใฏใชใใชใ‚‹ใ€‚
That leaves no room for doubt.
ใฎไฝ™ใ‚Š
Expression
Usually kana
Freq #3895
1

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

Examples
ๅฌ‰ใ—ใ•ใฎใ‚ใพใ‚ŠใจใณไธŠใŒใฃใŸใ€‚
I was too glad not to jump up.
๐ŸŽ“

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