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ๅ††
ๅ††
4 strokes
Frequency: 69
JLPT N4
Grade 1

Meanings

circle
yen
round

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚จใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใพใ‚‹.ใ„
ใพใ‚‹
ใพใฉ
ใพใฉ.ใ‹
ใพใ‚.ใ‚„ใ‹
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใคใถใ‚‰
ใฎใถ
ใพใฉใ‹
ใฟใค

Common Words

ใˆใ‚“
ๅœ“
Noun
Freq #1125
1

yen (Japanese monetary unit)

Examples
็งใฏใใฎใƒฌใ‚ณใƒผใƒ‰ใ‚’่ฒทใ†ใฎใซ๏ผ“๏ผ๏ผ๏ผๅ††ใ‹ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
It cost me 3,000 yen to buy the record.
ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ100ไธ‡ๅ††ใฎไพกๅ€คใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
This is worth one million yen.
ใ‚ใ‚‹ๆฐ—ๅ‰ใฎ่‰ฏใ„็”ทๆ€งใŒใ€ใŠใ‚ˆใไบŒๅๅ„„ๅ††ใ‚’ๆ…ˆๅ–„ๅ›ฃไฝ“ใซๅฏ„ไป˜ใ—ใŸใ€‚
A generous man contributed some two billion yen to charity.
2

circle

Examples
ๅฎŒๅ…จใชๅ††ใซใฏใ‚‚ใ†่ฆ‹ใˆใชใ„ใฎใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
It no longer seems to be a perfect circle.
ๅ††
ใพใ‚‹
ใƒžใƒซ
Freq #2642
1

Common noun

circle

Examples
ใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใจใ‚ญใƒฃใ‚ทใƒผใฏ่ˆˆๅ‘ณใ‚‚ๆ€งๆ ผใ‚‚้•ใ†ใ€‚ใใฎไบŒไบบใ‚’ไธ€็ท’ใซใ•ใ›ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใฏไธธ็ฉดใซ่ง’้‡˜ใ‚’ๆ‰“ใคใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚‚ใฎใ ใ€‚
John and Cathy have different tastes and different characters. Trying to get them together is like putting a square peg in a round hole.
2

Common noun; Noun, used as a prefix

entirety; whole; full; complete

Examples
ๆˆ‘ใ€…ใฏไธธไธ€ใƒถๆœˆ้–“ใ€ใƒ–ใƒญใƒผใƒ‰ใ‚ฆใ‚งใƒผใงๅ‡บๆผ”ไบˆๅฎšใงใ™ใ€‚
We're booked for the whole month on Broadway.
3

Slang; Common noun

money; dough; moola

4

Common noun; Esp. ไธธ

enclosure inside a castle's walls

5

Common noun; Kansai-ben

soft-shelled turtle

6

Suffix; Esp. ไธธ

suffix for ship names; suffix for names of people (esp. infants); suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc.; suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.

ๅ††ใ„
ใพใ‚‹ใ„
ใพใ‚ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #3738
1

ไธธใ„ usu. refers to ball-shaped, and ๅ††ใ„ to disc-shaped objects

round; circular; spherical

Examples
ใ‚ณใƒญใƒณใƒ–ใ‚นใฏๅœฐ็ƒใŒไธธใ„ใจไฟกใ˜ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
Columbus believed that the earth was round.
2

curved; smooth

3

harmonious; calm; peaceful; amiable; amicable

Examples
ๅฝผใŒไปฒ่ฃใ—ใฆใใฎๅ ดใฏไธธใๅŽใ‚ใŸใ€‚
He intervened and settled the matter peacefully for the time being.
ไธธๅž‹
ไธธๅฝข
ๅ††ๅž‹
ใˆใ‚“ใ‘ใ„ (ๅ††ๅฝข)
ใพใ‚‹ใŒใŸ
Noun
Freq #10708
1

round shape; circle; circular form

Examples
้ ญใซๅ††ๅฝขใฎ่„ฑๆฏ›ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
I have a round bald spot on my head.
ใˆใ‚“ใ‚’ใˆใŒใ
ใˆใ‚“ใ‚’ใ‹ใ
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #12962
1

ใˆใ‚“ใ‚’ใˆใŒใ only

to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle

Examples
็งใŸใกใฏ็ซใฎๅ‘จใ‚Šใซๅ††ใ‚’ๆใ„ใฆๅบงใฃใŸใ€‚
We sat around the fire in a circle.
2

to draw a circle

Examples
็งใฏใ‚ณใƒณใƒ‘ใ‚นใงๅ††ใ‚’ๆใ„ใŸใ€‚
I drew a circle with compasses.
ๅƒๅ††
ใ›ใ‚“ใˆใ‚“
Noun
Freq #13816
1

1000 yen

Examples
็งใฏ๏ผ•ๅƒๅ††ใ ใ‘ใ—ใ‹ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
I have only five thousand yen.
ใˆใ‚“ใŸใ
Noun
Freq #17045
1

round table

Examples
ๅฟ…่ฆใชใฎใฏๅ››่ง’ใ„ใƒ†ใƒผใƒ–ใƒซใงใ€ๅ††ๅ“ใงใฏใชใ„ใ€‚
We need a square table, not a round one.
ๅ††ใ‚‰
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #19999
1

round and cute (esp. of eyes)

ใˆใ‚“ใ‹ใค
ใˆใ‚“ใ“ใค
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #20708
1

smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใ€ไธญๅ›ฝ่ชžใ‚’ใ—ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงใ€็งใŸใกใฏ่จˆ็”ปใ‚’ๅ††ๆป‘ใซๅฎŸ่กŒใงใใŸใ€‚
His knowledge of Chinese enabled us to carry out our plan smoothly.
ใˆใ‚“ใฐใ‚“
Noun
Freq #20738
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

disk; discus; platter

2

flying saucer

3

disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)

๐ŸŽ“

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