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ๅŠน
ๅŠน
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Frequency: 538
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

merit
efficacy
efficiency
benefit

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ณใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ.ใ
ใใใ‚
ใชใ‚‰.ใ†

Common Words

ใ“ใ†ใ‹
Noun
Freq #1090
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; result

Examples
ๅฝผใ‚‰ใŒใ„ใใ‚‰ๅผ่งฃใ—ใฆใ‚‚ๅฝผๅฅณใซใฏไฝ•ใฎๅŠนๆžœใ‚‚ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
Their excuses cut no ice with her.
2

effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

ๅˆฉใ
ใใ
Godan verb
Freq #1987
1

Intransitive verb; Usu. ๅŠนใ

to be effective; to take effect; to be good (for)

Examples
ใ“ใฎไธธ่–ฌใฏๅฟƒ่‡“ใซๅŠนใใ€‚
These pills act on the heart.
2

Intransitive verb; Usu. ๅˆฉใ for body senses, functions, etc.

to work; to function well

Examples
ใ‚ˆใใ‚‚ใพใ‚็งใซใใ‚“ใชๅฃใŒใใ‘ใ‚‹ใญใ€‚
How dare you speak to me like that?
3

Intransitive verb

to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

Examples
็งใฏ๏ผ•ไธ‡ๅ††ใพใงใคใ‘ใŒใใใ€‚
My credit is good for 50,000 yen.
4

Transitive verb

to taste (alcohol); to try

ใ‚†ใ†ใ“ใ†
Noun
Freq #4263
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

valid; effective

Examples
ใใฎๅˆ‡็ฌฆใฏไธ€้€ฑ้–“ๆœ‰ๅŠนใงใ™ใ€‚
The ticket is valid for a week.
2

Martial arts

yuko (judo)

ใ“ใ†ใ‚Šใค
Noun
Freq #4782
1

efficiency

Examples
ๅฝผใฏไบ‹ๅ‹™ๅŠน็އใ‚’ใ‚ˆใใ™ใ‚‹ๆกˆใ‚’ๅ‡บใ—ใŸใ€‚
He put forward a plan for improving office efficiency.
ใ‹ใ„
่ฉฎ
ๅŠน
Noun
Freq #7013
1

result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit; avail

Examples
่‹ฆๅฟƒใฎ็”ฒๆ–ใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚
That was well worth the trouble.
ใ“ใ†ใ‹ใฆใ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #7077
1

effective; successful

Examples
ใใฎๆ–นๆณ•ใฏ็ฒ—้›‘ใชใ‚‚ใฎใงใ‚ใฃใŸใŒใ€ๅŠนๆžœ็š„ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
The method was crude, but very effective.
ใ“ใ†ใ‚Šใคใฆใ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #7928
1

efficient

Examples
ๅŠน็އ็š„ใชๆฉŸๆขฐใŒ่‚‰ไฝ“ๅŠดๅƒใซๅ–ใฃใฆไปฃใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚
Efficient machinery replaced manual labor.
ๅฃใ‚’ๅˆฉใ
ใใกใ‚’ใใ
ๅฃใ‚’่žใ
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #9689
1

Idiomatic expression

to speak; to talk

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใจใฏๆ•ฐๅนดๅ‰ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅฃใ‚’ใใ้–“ๆŸ„ใงใฏใชใ„ใ€‚
I have not been on speaking terms with her for a few years.
2

Idiomatic expression

to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็งใฎใŸใ‚ใซๅฃใ‚’ใใ„ใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
He put in a good word for me.
ใ‚€ใ“ใ†ใ‹
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #10724
1

disabling; invalidation; nullification; override; voiding; circumvention

2

Medicine

vitiation

ใ‚€ใ“ใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #10931
1

invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

Examples
่„…่ฟซใฎใ‚‚ใจใซใชใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ็ด„ๆŸใฏ็„กๅŠนใ ใ€‚
A promise given under a threat is worthless.
๐ŸŽ“

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