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ๅ‰ต
ๅ‰ต
12 strokes
Frequency: 741
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

genesis
wound
injury
hurt
start
originate

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฝใ‚ฆ
ใ‚ทใƒงใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใคใ.ใ‚‹
ใฏใ˜.ใ‚ใ‚‹
ใใš
ใ‘ใš.ใ—ใ‘ใ‚‹
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใฏใ˜ใ‚

Common Words

้€ ใ‚‹
ๅ‰ตใ‚‹
ใคใใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #157
1

้€ ใ‚‹ usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc.; ๅ‰ตใ‚‹ usu. for creating

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct

Examples
ใฉใ“ใธ่กŒใฃใฆใ‚‚ใ€ๅฝผใฏๅฟ…ใšๅ‹้”ใ‚’ไฝœใ‚‹ใ€‚
Wherever he may go, he is sure to make friends.
2

to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)

Examples
ใŸใพใ”ใ‚’ๅ‰ฒใ‚‰ใšใซใ‚ชใƒ ใƒฌใƒ„ใฏไฝœใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚
You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.
3

to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฎ่œๅœ’ใงไฝœใ‚Œใ‚‹็ฉ€็‰ฉใ‚„้‡Ž่œใ‚’้ฃŸในใฆ็”Ÿๆดปใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–นใŒใšใฃใจๅฎ‰ไธŠใŒใ‚Šใ ใ€‚
It's much cheaper to live on grains and vegetables you can grow in your garden.
4

to till

5

to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write

Examples
ๆ–‡ๆณ•็š„ใซๆญฃใ—ใ„ๆ–‡็ซ ใ‚’ไฝœใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ๅฟƒใŒใ‘ใ‚‹ในใใ ใ€‚
You should try to produce grammatical sentences.
6

to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose

Examples
๏ผค๏ผด๏ผฐใงๆœฌใ‚’ไฝœใ‚Œใฐใ€ๅฎ‰ใ„ใ—ๆ—ฉใ„ใ—ใ€ใพใ•ใซไธ€ๆŒ™ไธกๅพ—ใ ใ€‚
Desktop publishing lets you produce books quickly and cheaply. It's like killing two birds with one stone.
7

to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found

8

to have (a child)

9

to make up (one's face, etc.)

10

to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)

11

to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion

12

to form (a line, etc.)

Examples
ไพ‹ๅค–ใฏไฝœใ‚‹ในใใงใฏใชใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
I insist that exceptions not be made.
13

to set (a record)

14

to commit (a sin, etc.)

ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใ‚‹
ๅ‰ตใ‚ใ‚‹
Ichidan verb
Freq #217
1

ๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ only; Transitive verb

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate

Examples
ใ„ใคใ‚ดใƒซใƒ•ใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใŸใฎใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
When did you begin playing golf?
2

Transitive verb

to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish

Examples
็งใŸใกใฏๅง‰ๅฆน๏ผ“ไบบใงๅ–ซ่Œถๅบ—ใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใŸใ€‚
We three sisters opened a coffee shop.
3

ๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ only; Auxiliary verb; After the -masu stem of a verb

to start ...; to begin to ...

Examples
้ฃฒใฟ้ŽใŽใฆ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใŒๅ›žใ‚Šๅง‹ใ‚ใŸใ€‚
The room started to spin after I drank too much.
ใใš
ใ‚ญใ‚บ
็–ต
็‘•
ๅ‰ต
Noun
Freq #1398
1

wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar

Examples
ๆตทๆฐดใŒๅ‚ทใซใ—ใฟใฆ็—›ใ„ใ‚ˆใ€‚
The seawater stings my cut.
2

chip; crack; scratch; nick

Examples
ๅฝผใฎ้กใฎๅ‚ทใฏ็›ฎ็ซ‹ใคใ€‚
The scar on his forehead is conspicuous.
3

flaw; defect; weakness; weak point

Examples
ใ“ใ“ใซๅ‚ทใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใงๅฎ‰ใใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
There's a scratch here. Could you give me a discount?
4

stain (on one's reputation); disgrace; dishonor; dishonour

Examples
ใ‚ฏใƒชใ‚นใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ใ‚€ใชใ—ใๆ€ใ„ใ€็ซ‹ใก็›ดใ‚Œใชใ„ใปใฉใซใ€ๅฟƒใซๅคงใใชๅ‚ทใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
Chris' heart felt so empty and damaged that it couldn't be repaired.
5

(emotional) hurt; hurt feelings

ๅ‰ตใ‚Šๅ‡บใ™
ใคใใ‚Šๅ‡บใ™
ๅ‰ตใ‚Šใ ใ™
ไฝœใ‚Šใ ใ™
้€ ใ‚Šๅ‡บใ™
้€ ใ‚Šใ ใ™
ใคใใ‚Šใ ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #3862
1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops)

Examples
้Žใกใฎใชใ„่€…ใฏไฝ•ใ‚‚ไฝœใ‚Šๅ‡บใ›ใชใ„ใ€‚
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
2

to invent; to dream up; to create

Examples
ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚‚็ฅžใŒๅญ˜ๅœจใ—ใชใ„ใฎใชใ‚‰ใฐใ€็ฅžใ‚’้€ ใ‚Šๅ‡บใ™ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
ๅ‰ตใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใ‚‹
้€ ใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใ‚‹
ใคใใ‚Šใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #5058
1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to create; to put together

Examples
ๅŒ็คพใฏๆ–ฐ่ฃฝๅ“ใ‚’ไฝœใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใŸใ€‚
The company crafted a new product.
2

to make up; to fabricate; to invent; to cook up

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็Ž‹ใซใคใ„ใฆใฎ็‰ฉ่ชžใ‚’ไฝœใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใŸใ€‚
He made up a story about the king.
ใใ†ใžใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #9058
1

creation

Examples
็ฅžใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๅฝขใซไบบใ‚’ๅ‰ต้€ ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
God created man in his own image.
2

Creation (by God)

ใใ†ใ•ใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #11105
1

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); original work; (creative) writing

Examples
ใ“ใฎ็”ปๅฎถใฏ็พŽใ—ใ„็ตต็”ปใ‚’ๅ‰ตไฝœใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
This artist creates beautiful paintings.
2

fabrication; fiction; invention

Examples
ใใ‚Œใฏๅฝผๅฅณใฎๅ‰ตไฝœใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚
I think she made up that story.
ใพใ‚“ใ—ใ‚“ใใ†ใ„
Noun
ๅ››ๅญ—็†Ÿ่ชž
Freq #18110
1

having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over

2

receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism

ๅˆ‡ๅ‚ท
ใใ‚Šใใš
ๅˆ‡ใ‚Š็–ต
Noun
Freq #18907
1

cut; gash; incision

Examples
ใƒžใƒฆใ‚ณใฏๆŒ‡ใซๅˆ‡ใ‚Šๅ‚ทใ‚’ไฝœใฃใŸใ€‚
Mayuko got a cut on her finger.
ใฐใ‚“ใใ†ใ“ใ†
ใƒใƒณใ‚ฝใ‚ฆใ‚ณใ‚ฆ
ใƒใƒณใ‚ฝใƒผใ‚ณใƒผ
Noun
Freq #20268
1

adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid

Examples
ๆฏใฏๅ‚ทๅฃใซใฐใ‚“ใใ†ใ“ใ†ใ‚’ใคใ‘ใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
Mom applied the plaster to the cut.
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