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ๅˆ‡
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Frequency: 324
JLPT N3
Grade 2

Meanings

cut
cutoff
be sharp

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ปใƒ„
ใ‚ตใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ.ใ‚‹
-ใ.ใ‚‹
ใ.ใ‚Š
-ใ.ใ‚Š
-ใŽ.ใ‚Š
ใ.ใ‚Œใ‚‹
-ใ.ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใ.ใ‚Œ
-ใ.ใ‚Œ
-ใŽ.ใ‚Œ
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใใค
ใใ‚Š
ใŽใ‚Š

Common Words

ใใ‚‹
Godan verb
Freq #412
1

Transitive verb

to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)

Examples
๏ผ’๏ผŽๅคงๆ นใฏๆ‹ๅญๆœจใซๅˆ‡ใ‚‹ใ€‚
2. Cut the daikon into long sticks.
2

Transitive verb

to sever (connections, ties)

3

Transitive verb

to turn off (e.g. the light)

Examples
ใ‚จใ‚ขใ‚ณใƒณใ‚’ๅˆ‡ใฃใฆใ‚‚ใ‹ใพใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ใ€‚
Do you mind if I turn off the AC?
4

Transitive verb

to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect

Examples
ใ€Œใ‚นใƒŸใ‚นใ•ใ‚“ใ‚’ใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ—ใŸใ„ใฎใงใ™ใŒใ€ใ€Œใใฎใพใพๅˆ‡ใ‚‰ใšใซใŠๅพ…ใกใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€
"May I speak to Mr Smith?" "Will you hold the line?"
5

Transitive verb

to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)

6

Transitive verb

to open (something sealed)

Examples
ใ„ใฃใŸใ‚“ๅฐใ‚’ๅˆ‡ใ‚‹ใจใใฎใƒ†ใƒผใƒ—ใฏ่ฟ”ๅ“ใงใใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
Once you break the seal, you can't return the tape.
7

Transitive verb

to start

Examples
่ปข่ทใ‚‚ๅผ•ใฃ่ถŠใ—ใ‚‚ใ—ใฆใ€ๅฟƒๆฉŸไธ€่ปขใ€ๆ–ฐใŸใชใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผใƒˆใ‚’ๅˆ‡ใฃใŸใ€‚
I quit my job and moved so I could start off with a clean slate.
8

Transitive verb

to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)

9

Transitive verb

to reduce; to decrease; to discount

10

Transitive verb

to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain

11

Transitive verb

to cross; to traverse

12

Transitive verb

to criticize sharply

13

Transitive verb

to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)

14

Transitive verb

to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)

15

Transitive verb

to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut

Examples
ใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ใ‚’ใ‚ˆใๅˆ‡ใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Please shuffle the cards carefully.
16

Transitive verb

to shuffle (cards)

17

Transitive verb; Mahjong

to discard a tile

18

Transitive verb

to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expel; to excommunicate

Examples
ใƒใƒชใƒผใฏใชใ‚“ใจใ‹ใใฎๅทใ‚’ๆณณใŽใใฃใŸใ€‚
Harry managed to swim across the river.
19

Transitive verb

to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)

20

Transitive verb

to trump

21

Transitive verb; Go (game); Sometimes ใ‚ญใ‚‹

to cut (the connection between two groups)

22

Transitive verb; Also written as ้‘ฝใ‚‹

to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)

23

Transitive verb

to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)

24

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

to do completely; to finish doing

25

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

to be completely ...; to be totally ...; to be terribly ...

26

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly

ใŸใ„ใ›ใค
ใŸใ„ใ›ใก
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #435
1

important; significant; serious; crucial

Examples
ๆŸ”้“ใงใฏๅŠ›ใ‚ˆใ‚ŠๆŠ€ใฎใปใ†ใŒๅคงๅˆ‡ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
In judo, technique is more important than strength.
2

precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved

Examples
ๅคงๅˆ‡ใชใ‚‚ใฎใฏใ“ใ“ใซ็ฝฎใ‹ใชใ„ใงไธ‹ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Please don't leave valuable things here.
3

Usu. adverbially as ๏ฝžใซ

careful

Examples
็งใฏๅคใ„ๆœฌใ‚’ๅคงๅˆ‡ใซไฟๅญ˜ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
I keep old books with care.
ๆŠ˜่ง’
ใ€Š ๅˆ‡่ง’ ใ€‹
Usually kana
Freq #746
1

Adverb (fukushi); Common noun

with trouble; at great pains

Examples
ใ›ใฃใ‹ใใฎ่‹ฆๅŠดใ‚‚ใ‚ใ ใซใชใฃใŸใ€‚
All my pains went for nothing.
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited

Examples
ใŠๅ‰ใŒๅคงๅฃฐๅ‡บใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ›ใฃใ‹ใใฎใ‚ทใƒฃใƒƒใ‚ฟใƒผใƒใƒฃใƒณใ‚นใ‚’้€ƒใ—ใกใ‚ƒใฃใŸใ‚ˆใ€‚
You just made me miss the perfect shot when you hollered.
3

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

kind; generous

Examples
ใ“ใ†ใ„ใ†ไบ‹ๆƒ…ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๆฎ‹ๅฟตใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ใ›ใฃใ‹ใใฎใ”ๆ‹›ๅพ…ใ‚’ใŠๅ—ใ‘ใ„ใŸใ—ใ‹ใญใ‚‹ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
As such is the case, I am sorry I can't accept your kind invitation.
4

Adverb (fukushi)

specially; especially; expressly

Examples
ใ›ใฃใ‹ใ้›จใฎไธญใ‚’ไผšใ„ใซ่กŒใฃใŸใฎใซๅฝผๅฅณใฏ็•™ๅฎˆใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
Though I went to see her all the way in the rain, she was out.
ๅˆ‡ใ‚Š
้™ใ‚Š
ใ‚ญใƒช
ๅˆ‡
้™
Freq #1158
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun

end; finish; place to stop

2

Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun

bound; limit; end

3

้™ใ‚Š๏ผ้™ only; Common noun; Finance

delivery date (of a futures contract)

4

Common noun

finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jลruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)

5

Common noun

trump card

6

Common noun; Card games

king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

7

Counter

counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (of fish, meat, etc.)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใใ“ใซ่กŒใฃใŸใใ‚Š๏ผ’ๅบฆใจๅธฐใฃใฆใ“ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
He went there, never to return.
8

Word usually written using kana alone; Particle; Sometimes pronounced ใŽใ‚Š

only; just

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ๏ผ“๏ผ˜ๆญณใชใฎใซไธก่ฆชใซ้ ผใ‚Šใใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚
Though 38, he is still dependent on his parents.
9

Word usually written using kana alone; Particle; Usu. in a negative sentence; sometimes pronounced ใŽใ‚Š

(ever) since; after

10

Word usually written using kana alone; Particle; Sometimes pronounced ใŽใ‚Š

continuously; remaining (in a particular state)

11

Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun; Go (game); Usu. ใ‚ญใƒช

cut

ใ„ใฃใ•ใ„
Freq #1190
1

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

all; everything; entirety; the whole

Examples
ใใ‚Œใฏไป–ใฎใ„ใฃใ•ใ„ใซๅ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
It is paramount to all the others.
2

Adverb (fukushi); With neg. verb

absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; without exception

ใใ‚Œใ‚‹
Ichidan verb
Freq #1234
1

Intransitive verb

to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack

Examples
ไบŒไบบใฎๅญไพ›ใฏ็ถฑใŒๅˆ‡ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใพใงๅผ•ใฃๅผตใ‚Šใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚
The two children pulled at the rope until it broke.
2

Intransitive verb

to be injured

3

Intransitive verb

to wear out; to be worn out

4

Intransitive verb

to break; to burst; to collapse

5

Intransitive verb

to wear off; to stop working; to go dead

6

Intransitive verb

to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due

7

Intransitive verb

to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of

Examples
ใ‚ฌใ‚ฝใƒชใƒณใŒๅˆ‡ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
We're running out of gas.
8

Intransitive verb

to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected

9

Intransitive verb

to cut well; to be sharp

Examples
ใ“ใฎใฏใ•ใฟใฏ่‰ฏใๅˆ‡ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚
These scissors don't cut well.
10

Intransitive verb

to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able

11

Intransitive verb

to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time)

Examples
๏ผ‘๏ผ๏ผใƒกใƒผใƒˆใƒซใ€๏ผ‘๏ผ็ง’ๅˆ‡ใ‚Œใ‚‹๏ผŸ
Will they break the ten-second mark in the hundred-metre race?
12

Intransitive verb

to dry off

13

Intransitive verb

to curve; to veer

14

Intransitive verb

to shuffle (cards)

15

Colloquial; Intransitive verb

to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip

Examples
ใ‚ใ„ใคใฏใ€ใจใ†ใจใ†ๅˆ‡ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
Finally, he lost his temper.
16

Word usually written using kana alone; Auxiliary verb; After the -masu stem of a verb

to be able to do completely

Examples
ใ“ใฎๆฐทใฏ่–„ใ™ใŽใฆๅ›ใฎไฝ“ใ‚’ๆ”ฏใˆใใ‚Œใชใ„ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚
This ice is too thin to bear your weight.
ใ†ใ‚‰ใŽใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #1739
1

to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to go back on; to be unfaithful (to)

Examples
ใ‚„ใคใฏๅƒ•ใ‚’่ฃๅˆ‡ใฃใŸใ‚“ใ ๏ผ
He stabbed me in the back!
2

to disappoint; to let down

ๅˆ‡ใฃๆŽ›ใ‘
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #2639
1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion

Examples
ๅฝผ็ญ‰ใฏๅฝผใซ้€ƒใ’ใ‚‹ใใฃใ‹ใ‘ใ‚’ไธŽใˆใŸใ€‚
They gave him a chance to escape.
ๆ€ใ„ใใ‚‹
ใŠใ‚‚ใ„ใใ‚‹
Godan verb
Freq #2893
1

Transitive verb

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฎไบ‹ใŒๆ€ใ„ๅˆ‡ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚
I can't forget her.
2

Intransitive verb

to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

Examples
้‡็—…ใซใฏๆ€ใ„ๅˆ‡ใฃใŸ็™‚ๆณ•ใŒๅฟ…่ฆใ ใ€‚
Desperate diseases require desperate remedies.
ใŸใ„ใ›ใคใซใ™ใ‚‹
Expression
ใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Freq #2903
1

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to set a high value on

Examples
็ง้”ใฏใ‚‚ใฃใจ่‡ช็„ถใ‚’ๅคงๅˆ‡ใซใ—ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚
We must treasure nature more.
2

to take good care of; to look after

Examples
ๅฆนใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใ™ในใฆใฎๆŒใก็‰ฉใ‚’ๅคงๅˆ‡ใซใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
My sister takes care of everything she possesses.

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

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Constituents

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

ไธƒ diced
ไธƒ seven
ๅˆ€ dagger
ๅˆ€ sword

Mnemonic Stories

Handling seven swords at once will result in you getting cut.

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