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ๅ…‹
ๅ…‹
7 strokes
Frequency: 1333
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

overcome
kindly
skillfully

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ณใ‚ฏ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‹.ใค
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ‹ใค
ใพใ•ใ‚‹
ใ‚ˆใ—

Common Words

่‰ฏใ
ๅ–„ใ
่ƒฝใ
ๅฅฝใ
ๅ…‹ใ
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #143
1

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully

Examples
ใใฎใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ธใ‚งใ‚ฏใƒˆใฏใ‚ˆใ่จˆ็”ปใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใฆ่ˆˆๅ‘ณๆทฑใ„ใŒใ€ๅฝ“้ขใฎๅˆฉ็›Šใซใฏๅคงใ—ใŸ็ตๆžœใ‚’ใ‚‚ใŸใ‚‰ใ•ใชใ„ใจ่ฆ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The project is well-planned and interesting, but its immediate impact on the bottom line is not considered substantial.
2

frequently; often

Examples
ใฟใคใชใฏ็ถบ้บ—ๅฅฝใใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚ˆใ่‡ชใ‚‰้€ฒใ‚“ใงๆŽƒ้™คใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
Mitsuna is very tidy so she often cleans up without being asked.
3

I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

Examples
ใ‚ธใƒฃใƒƒใ‚ฏใ€ใ‚ˆใๆฅใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใญใ€‚
You are welcome, Jack!
4

(you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...

Examples
ใ‚ˆใใ€ใใ‚“ใชๅฃใŒใใ‘ใ‚‹ใช๏ผ
How dare you say that!
ใ‹ใค
ๅ…‹ใค
่ดใค
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #624
1

to win; to gain victory

Examples
ใ“ใฎ็—…ๆฐ—ใซๅ‹ใฆใ‚‹ไบบใฏๅฐ‘ใชใ„ใ€‚
Not many survive this disease.
ใ“ใใตใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #7576
1

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅคšใใฎๅ›ฐ้›ฃใ‚’ๅ…‹ๆœใ—ใŸใ€‚
He has overcome many obstacles.
ใ€Š ็ด่‚ฒ ใ€‹
ใ€Š ็ด็ด„ ใ€‹
ใ€Š ๆ–ฐ็ด„ๅ…‹ ใ€‹
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #12485
1

New York

Examples
ใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใƒจใƒผใ‚ฏใฎใŠๅคฉๆฐ—ใฏใฉใ†ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
How's the weather in New York?
ใ„ใฃใ“ใ
Freq #13160
1

Common noun

a moment; a minute; an instant

Examples
ไธ€ๅˆปใฎ็Œถไบˆใ‚‚่จฑใ•ใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
Not a moment could be lost.
2

Dated term; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Also written as ไธ€ๅ›ฝ, ไธ€ๅ…‹, ไธ€ๅ‰‹

stubborn; obstinate

ๆ‰“ใกๅ…‹ใค
ๆ‰“ๅ‹ใค
ๆ‰“ๅ…‹ใค
ใ†ใกใ‹ใค
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #15431
1

ๆ‰“ใกๅ‹ใค๏ผๆ‰“ๅ‹ใค only

to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat

Examples
ๆ–ฐ้€ฒใƒœใ‚ฏใ‚ตใƒผใŒใƒใƒฃใƒณใƒ”ใ‚ชใƒณใซๆ‰“ใกๅ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
The new boxer outboxed the champion.
2

to overcome (a difficulty)

Examples
็งใฏใใฎๅ›ฐ้›ฃใซๆ‰“ใกๅ‹ใคใ“ใจใŒใงใใŸใ€‚
I managed to overcome the difficulty.
3

ๆ‰“ใกๅ‹ใค๏ผๆ‰“ๅ‹ใค only

to out-hit

ใ“ใใ‚ใ„
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #29970
1

detailed; scrupulous; careful; minute; faithful; elaborate

2

Archaic

diligent; honest; upright; sincere

ๆˆŽๅ…‹
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #42228
1

junk (Chinese ship)

ไธ‹ๅ‰‹ไธŠ
ใ’ใ“ใใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†
Noun
Freq #42774
1

juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord

ใ€Š ็ƒๅ…‹่˜ญ ใ€‹
ใ€Š ๅฎ‡ๅ…‹่˜ญ ใ€‹
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #47335
1

Ukraine

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

overcome

Constituents

The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.

ๅ„ฟ human legs
๐Ÿงฉ teenager
ๅ…„ older brother
ๅ needle
ๅ ten
ๅฃ mouth

Mnemonic Stories

My ten older brothers were always fighting with one another until they had to overcome their differences to defeat the neighborhood bully.

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