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ๅƒ
ๅƒ
13 strokes
Frequency: 417
JLPT N3
Grade 4

Meanings

work
(kokuji)

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ‰ใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใฏใŸใ‚‰.ใ

Common Words

ใฏใŸใ‚‰ใ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #417
1

to work; to labor; to labour

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ๏ผ•ๆ™‚้–“ไปฅไธŠใ‚‚ใถใฃ็ถšใ‘ใงๅƒใ„ใŸใ€‚
He worked more than five hours on end.
2

to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play

Examples
ใ‚นใ‚คใƒƒใƒใฏๆ™‚้–“้€šใ‚Šใซๅƒใ‹ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
The switch didn't work on time.
3

to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice

4

Linguistics

to be conjugated

ใฏใŸใ‚‰ใ
Noun
Freq #2973
1

work; labor; labour

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฎๅƒใใซๅฟœใ˜ใฆ่ณƒ้‡‘ใŒๆ”ฏๆ‰•ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚
You will be paid according to your work.
2

achievement; performance; ability; talent

3

salary; income; earnings

4

action; activity; workings; function; operation; movement; motion

Examples
ๅฟƒ่‡“ใฎๅƒใใฏ่ก€ๆถฒใ‚’้€ใ‚Šๅ‡บใ™ไบ‹ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The function of the heart is to pump blood.
5

Linguistics; Also written as ๆดป

conjugation; inflection

่‡ชๅƒ
ใ˜ใฉใ†
Noun
Freq #6424
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

automatic

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ่‡ชๅ‹•ๅผใฎๆด—ๆฟฏๆฉŸใ‚’ใ‚‚ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
She has an automatic washing machine.
2

่‡ชๅ‹• only; Abbreviation; Linguistics

intransitive verb

ใ‚ใ†ใฉใ†
Noun
Freq #7074
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

labor; labour; work

Examples
ใ‚€ใ‹ใ—ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆฟ€ใ—ใ„ๆ—ฅ้›‡ใ„ๅŠดๅƒใฏใงใใ‚„ใ—ใชใ„ใ€‚
I can't do the hard day's work I used to.
2

Abbreviation

Labour Party

็จผๅ‹•
ใ‹ใฉใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #11834
1

Transitive verb

operation (of a machine); running

Examples
ๅทฅๅ ดใฏใƒ•ใƒซ็จผๅ‹•ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The factory is running at full capacity.
2

Intransitive verb

working (and earning money); workload; activity

3

Intransitive verb; Computing

deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release; shipping

ใ‚ใ†ใฉใ†ใ—ใ‚ƒ
Noun
Freq #13071
1

worker

Examples
ใใฎไผš็คพใฏ๏ผ•๏ผ๏ผไบบใฎๅŠดๅƒ่€…ใ‚’้›‡ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The company employs 500 workers.
2

(manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker

ๅƒใๆŽ›ใ‘ใ‚‹
ใฏใŸใ‚‰ใใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹
Ichidan verb
Freq #15034
1

Transitive verb

to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to pressure; to exert influence on; to seek action from

Examples
ๅฝผใฎๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‚’ๅค‰ใˆใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใ€ๅฝผใซๅƒใใ‹ใ‘ใญใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚
He must be worked upon so that his feeling may be made to change.
2

Intransitive verb

to begin to work

ใ—ใŸใฐใŸใ‚‰ใ
Noun
Freq #20440
1

subordinate work; assistant

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใ‚ใ‚‹้‡‘ๆŒใกใฎๅฎถใฎไธ‹ๅƒใใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
He worked for a rich man.
2

domestic duties; servant; maid; houseboy

ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ‚ใ†ใฉใ†
Noun
Freq #21008
1

heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work

Examples
่ตคใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใ‚’่‚ฒใฆใ‚‹ใฎใฏ้‡ๅŠดๅƒใงใ™ใ€‚
Bringing up a baby is hard work.
2

hard labor (in prison); hard labour

ใฏใŸใ‚‰ใใ‚‚ใฎ
Noun
Freq #22380
1

hard worker; hardworking person

Examples
่‹ฅใ„ใจใใฏใ€ๅฝผใฏๅƒใ่€…ใงใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚
He was a hard worker in his youth.
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