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Frequency: 1503
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

crown
best
peerless

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ซใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‹ใ‚“ใ‚€ใ‚Š
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ‹
ใ‹ใฃใท
ใพใ•ใ‚‹

Common Words

่ขซใ‚‹
ๅ† ใ‚‹
ใ‹ใ‚€ใ‚‹
Godan verb
Freq #2629
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Transitive verb

to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself)

Examples
ใ€Œ็™ฝใ„ๅธฝๅญใ‚’ใ‹ใถใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹็”ทใฎไบบใฏ่ชฐใงใ™ใ‹ใ€ใจ็งใฏๅฝผๅฅณใซ่จ€ใฃใŸใ€‚
I asked her who the man wearing the white hat was.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Transitive verb

to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water

Examples
ใใฎๆฉŸๆขฐใฏใปใ“ใ‚Šใ‚’ใ‹ใถใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
The machine was coated with dust.
3

Word usually written using kana alone; Transitive verb

to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden)

Examples
้ฟ้›ฃๆฐ‘ใฏ้ฃŸๆ–™ใ‚„ๆฐดใ€่–ฌใชใฉใใฎไป–ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ไธ่ถณใ‚’่ขซใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใ ใ€‚
Refugees will suffer lack of food, water, medicine and all that.
4

Transitive verb

to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

5

Transitive verb

to be similar; to be redundant

6

Intransitive verb; Of film

to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.)

7

Intransitive verb; Of a play, etc.

to close; to come to an end

8

Intransitive verb; Of a play, etc.

to get a full house; to sell out

9

Archaic; Intransitive verb; Of a play, etc.

to blunder; to bungle; to fail

10

Archaic; Intransitive verb

to be deceived

ใ‹ใ‚“ใ‚€ใ‚Š
ใ‹ใ‚“
ใ‹ใ‚€ใ‚Š
ใ‹ใ‚“ใถใ‚Š
Freq #10811
1

Common noun

traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers

Examples
็ตตใฎไธญใฎๅฐ‘ๅฅณใฏ้ป„้‡‘ใงใฏใชใใฆ่Šฑใฎใ‹ใ‚“ใ‚€ใ‚Šใ‚’ใ‹ใถใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
The girl in the picture is wearing a crown not of gold but of flowers.
2

Common noun

crown; diadem; coronet

3

ใ‹ใ‚“ใ‚€ใ‚Š only; Common noun

top kanji radical

4

ใ‹ใ‚€ใ‚Š only; Common noun

first verse of a haikai, etc.

5

ใ‹ใ‚“ only; 'taru' adjective; Adverb taking the 'to' particle

best; peerless; first

6

ใ‹ใ‚“ใ‚€ใ‚Š only; Common noun

name; title; named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc.

7

ใ‹ใ‚“ only; Counter; Shogi

counter for titles

ใŠใ†ใ‹ใ‚“
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #17238
1

crown; diadem

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๅ‡บๅปทใ—ใŸใจใใ€็Ž‹ๅ† ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ใ‹ใถใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
When she appeared in court, she was wearing a sort of crown.
2

bottle cap

Examples
็™พๅ††ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใใฆใ€็Ž‹ๅ† ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
It wasn't a 100 yen coin, it was a bottle cap.
ใ‹ใ‚“ใ™ใ‚‹
Transitive
Freq #18932
1

Suru verb - special class

to crown; to cap

2

Suru verb - special class

to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

ใ‹ใถใ‚Š
ใ“ใ†ใถใ‚Š
ใ‹ใ†ใถใ‚Š
ใ‹ใŒใตใ‚Š
Noun
Archaic
Freq #29938
1

order; rank

ใŸใ„ใ‹ใ‚“ใ—ใ
Noun
Freq #38505
1

coronation ceremony; enthronement

ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #40421
1

Botany

corolla

2

garland; wreath

ใ˜ใ‚ƒใฃใ‹ใ‚“
่‹ฅๅ† 
Noun
Freq #42170
1

twenty years of age

2

youth; early age; tender age of ...

ใ‹ใถใ‚Šใ‚‚ใฎ
ๅ† ใ‚Š็‰ฉ
Noun
Freq #47444
1

headgear; headdress

2

(novelty) mask; head mask

ใŸใ„ใ‹ใ‚“
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #48754
1

coronation; crowning

๐ŸŽ“

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