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ๅ‡„
ๅ‡„
10 strokes
Frequency: 2313
Grade 8

Meanings

uncanny
weird
threatening
horrible

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ปใ‚ค
ใ‚ตใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ•ใ‚€.ใ„
ใ™ใ”.ใ„
ใ™ใ•.ใพใ˜ใ„

Common Words

ๅ‡„ใ„
ใ‚นใ‚ดใ‚ค
ใ‚นใ‚ดใ„
Usually kana
Freq #481
1

Adjective

terrible; dreadful

Examples
ใใ‚“ใชใ™ใ”ใ„็›ฎใง็จใฟไป˜ใ‘ใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Don't look so fiercely at me.
2

Adjective

amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific

Examples
ไปŠใ™ใ”ใ„ๅๆกˆใŒใ†ใ‹ใ‚“ใ ใžใ€‚
I've just come up with a great idea.
3

Adjective

to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

Examples
ใƒžใƒ‰ใƒณใƒŠใฎใ‚ณใƒณใ‚ตใƒผใƒˆใฏใ™ใ”ใ„ๆ•ฐใฎๅฎขใ‚’้›†ใ‚ใŸใ€‚
Madonna's concert drew a large audience.
4

Colloquial; Adverb (fukushi)

awfully; very; immensely

็‰ฉๅ‡„ใ„
ใ‚‚ใฎๅ‡„ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #2309
1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; incredible; extreme

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏใ‚‚ใฎใ™ใ”ใ„้ฃŸๆฌฒใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
She has a gigantic appetite.
2

frightful; ghastly; horrific; terrible; awful; gruesome; eerie

Examples
ใ‚‚ใฎใ™ใ”ใ„ๅซใณๅฃฐใซๅฝผใฏใžใฃใจใ—ใŸใ€‚
The sound of an awful scream made him shudder.
ใ™ใ•ใพใ˜ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #4098
1

terrible; dreadful; awful; horrible; ghastly

2

tremendous; terrific; enormous; prodigious; stupendous; amazing

Examples
ๅ›ฝๅ†…ๅธ‚ๅ ดใฎ็ซถไบ‰ใฏใ™ใ•ใพใ˜ใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
Competition in the domestic market is cutthroat.
3

appalling; shocking; staggering; absurd

ใ›ใ„ใ•ใ‚“
ๆ‚ฝๆƒจ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #12654
1

ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

ใ™ใ”ใ†ใง
Noun
Freq #17278
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique

Examples
ใจใฃใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใ„ไผš็คพใงใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚็คพ้•ทใฏๅ‡„่…•ใ ใ—ใ€็คพๅ“กใฏใฟใ‚“ใชไธ€็”Ÿๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝใ ใ‚ˆใ€‚
It's a very good company! The president is a real go-getter and the workers all put in their best.
2

go-getter; resourceful person; wizard; virtuoso

ใ™ใ”ใ‚€
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #20917
1

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

ใ€Š ๅ‡„ๅ‘ณ ใ€‹
ใ™ใ”ใฟ
Noun
Freq #21799
1

ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; weirdness

2

intimidation; menace; threat

ๅ‡„ใ„ไบ‹ใซใชใ‚‹
ใ™ใ”ใ„ไบ‹ใซใชใ‚‹
ใ‚นใ‚ดใ„ไบ‹ใซใชใ‚‹
ใ‚นใ‚ดใ„ใ“ใจใซใชใ‚‹ (ใ‚นใ‚ดใ„ไบ‹ใซใชใ‚‹)
Expression
Godan verb
Usually kana
Freq #24296
1

to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state

ใ›ใ„ใœใค
ๆ‚ฝ็ตถ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #25717
1

extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce

ใ›ใ„ใˆใ‚“
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #63124
1

weirdly beautiful

๐ŸŽ“

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