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ๅถ
ๅถ
11 strokes
Frequency: 1602
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

accidentally
even number
couple
man & wife
same kind

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฐใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŸใพ

Common Words

ๅถใซ
้ฉใซ
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #1059
1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

Examples
ใŸใพใซใฏไผšใ„ใซๆฅใฆไธ‹ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Come and see me once in a while.
ใใ†ใœใ‚“
Freq #1134
1

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

coincidence; chance; accident; fortuity

2

Adverb (fukushi)

by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally

Examples
็งใฏใ€ๅถ็„ถๆ—งๅ‹ใซไผšใฃใŸใ€‚
I met an old friend by chance.
3

Common noun; Philosophy

contingency

ๅถใ€…
ๅถๅถ
ๅถ
้ฉ
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #2046
1

by chance; by accident; accidentally; happen to (be, do); unexpectedly; casually

Examples
้€šใ‚Šใ‚’ๆญฉใ„ใฆใ„ใŸใจใใ€็งใฏใŸใพใŸใพๆ—งๅ‹ใซๅ‡บไผšใฃใŸใ€‚
Walking along the street, I happened to meet my old friend.
2

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

ๅถ
้ฉ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #9329
1

occasional; infrequent; rare

Examples
ๅ‹็†ๅญใฏใŸใพใฎ้€ข็€ฌใ‚’ๅฟƒ่กŒใใพใงๆฅฝใ—ใ‚“ใงใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
Yuriko thoroughly enjoyed her occasional secret meetings with her lover.
ใ›ใ‚“ใ–ใ„ใ„ใกใใ†
ๅƒ่ผ‰ไธ€้š…
Noun
ๅ››ๅญ—็†Ÿ่ชž
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #23926
1

once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)

Examples
ใ„ใ‚ˆใ„ใ‚ˆๅƒ่ผ‰ไธ€้‡ใฎใƒใƒฃใƒณใ‚นใŒใ‚ใใฃใฆใใŸใ€‚
At last, a chance in a million arrived.
ใใ†ใžใ†
Noun
Freq #27227
1

image; idol; statue

ใจใใŸใพ
ๆ™‚ๅถ
Adverb
Freq #31026
1

once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals

Examples
ใจใใŸใพๅฝผใ‹ใ‚‰ไพฟใ‚ŠใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
I hear from him once in a while.
ใใ†ใฏใคใฆใ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #31407
1

accidental; incidental; occasional; casual

Examples
ๅฝผใŒไธไฝœๆณ•ใชใฎใฏๆ„่ญ˜็š„ใงใ‚ใฃใฆใ€ๅถ็™บ็š„ใงใฏใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
His rudeness was conscious, not accidental.
ใฏใ„ใใ†ใ—ใ‚ƒ
Noun
Freq #33116
1

spouse; wife; husband; partner

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๅฝผใŒ่ฒงใ—ใ„ใจใใ‚‚ๅฝผใ‚’ๆ”ฏใˆใ‚‹ใ™ใฐใ‚‰ใ—ใ„้…ๅถ่€…ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
She was an excellent spouse who stood by him through poverty.
ใ€Š ใงใ ใ€‹
ใ‚‚ใใใ†
ใผใใใ†
Noun
Freq #36536
1

wooden doll; wooden figure

2

ใงใ only

puppet

3

ใงใ only

blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool

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