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ๅ€’
ๅ€’
10 strokes
Frequency: 791
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

overthrow
fall
collapse
drop
break down

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒˆใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŸใŠ.ใ‚Œใ‚‹
-ใ ใŠ.ใ‚Œ
ใŸใŠ.ใ™
ใ•ใ‹ใ•ใพ
ใ•ใ‹ใ•
ใ•ใ‹ใ—ใพ

Common Words

ใŸใŠใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #758
1

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall; to topple

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๆจชใซใฐใฃใŸใ‚Šๅ€’ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
He fell flat on the floor.
2

to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to cave in; to crumble; to give away

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ้ŽๅŠดใงๅ€’ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
My father fell ill because he worked too hard.
3

to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to break down (e.g. from overwork)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใ„ใพใ‚’็››ใ‚Šใซใจ่จ€ใ†ๆ™‚ใซๅ€’ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
He was cut down in his prime.
4

Occ. written as ๆ–ƒใ‚Œใ‚‹, ไป†ใ‚Œใ‚‹

to die; to be killed

5

to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.); to fail; to collapse; to go under

6

to be defeated (in a game); to lose

Examples
ๅ†…้–ฃใฏๅ€’ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ†ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ ใ€‚
They say that the cabinet will fall.
7

to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.); to be overthrown

ใ‚ใ‚“ใฉใ†
Noun
Freq #992
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

trouble; bother

Examples
ใŠใ˜ใฏใ„ใคใ‚‚็งใŸใกใฎ้ขๅ€’ใ‚’ใ‚ˆใใฟใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
My uncle always did well by us.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

trouble; difficulty

3

care; attention

ใŸใŠใ™
Godan verb
Freq #1353
1

Transitive verb

to throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down; to set (something) down on its side; to turn (something) on its side; to recline (e.g. a seat)

Examples
ใ‚ทใƒผใƒˆๆจชใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใƒŽใƒ–ใ‚’ๅ‰ใซๅ‹•ใ‹ใ—ใ€ใ‚ทใƒผใƒˆใ‚’ๅ€’ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
Move the knob at the side of the seat forwards, collapse the seat.
2

Transitive verb; Occ. written as ๆ–ƒใ™, ๆฎชใ™, ไป†ใ™

to kill; to defeat; to beat

Examples
ใใฎใƒœใ‚ฏใ‚ตใƒผใฏ็ฌฌ๏ผ‘ใƒฉใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใง็›ธๆ‰‹ใ‚’ๅ€’ใ™ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใ ใจ่จ€ใฃใŸใ€‚
The boxer said he would knock down his opponent in the first round.
3

Transitive verb

to overthrow; to trip up; to ruin

4

Transitive verb

to leave unpaid; to cheat

5

Auxiliary verb; After the -masu stem of verb

to do completely; to do thoroughly; to do to the fullest

ใ‚ใฃใจใ†ใฆใ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #2256
1

overwhelming

Examples
็งใŸใกใฎ่กŒๅ‹•ใฎๅœงๅ€’็š„ใช้ƒจๅˆ†ใฏๅญฆใ‚“ใง่บซใซใคใ„ใŸใ‚‚ใฎใ ใ€‚
An overwhelming part of our behavior is learned.
้ขๅ€’ใใ•ใ„
้ขๅ€’่‡ญใ„
ใ‚ใ‚“ใฉใ†ใใ•ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #4698
1

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

Examples
ใใ“ใพใงๆญฉใ„ใฆ่กŒใใฎใฏใ‚ใ‚“ใฉใ†ใใ•ใ„ใ€‚
It's too much trouble to walk there.
ใ‚ใฃใจใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #4947
1

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to crush; to defeat completely

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅฝผๅฅณใฎๆ„›ๆƒ…ใฎๅผทใ•ใซๅœงๅ€’ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
He was overwhelmed by the intensity of her love.
2

Usu. in the passive as ๅœงๅ€’ใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹

to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to impress; to fill with emotion

3

to intimidate; to frighten; to threaten

ๅ€’ใ‚Œ่พผใ‚€
ใŸใŠใ‚Œใ“ใ‚€
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #5667
1

to collapse into; to flop onto

Examples
ๅฎถใซ็€ใใ‚„ใ„ใชใ‚„ใ€ๅฝผใฏๅบŠใซๅ€’ใ‚Œ่พผใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
On arriving home, he laid himself on the floor.
้ขๅ€’ใ‚’ใฟใ‚‹
ใ‚ใ‚“ใฉใ†ใ‚’ใฟใ‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #6019
1

to care for someone; to look after someone

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฏๅญไพ›ใฎ้ขๅ€’ใ‚’ใฟใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚
You must look after the child.
ๆŠผๅ€’ใ™
ๆŠผใ—ใŸใŠใ™
ใŠใ—ใŸใŠใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #6021
1

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ่ปŠใซๆŠผใ—ๅ€’ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
He was knocked over by the car.
ใฐใจใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #7380
1

(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

Examples
็งใฏใใ‚Œใพใงใซใ“ใ‚Œใปใฉ็ฝตๅ€’ใซใฟใกใŸๆ‰‹็ด™ใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ๅ–ใฃใŸใ“ใจใฏใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
I had never received such an abusive letter before.
๐ŸŽ“

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