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ๅ‹™
ๅ‹™
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Frequency: 111
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

task
duties

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ 
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใคใจ.ใ‚ใ‚‹
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใคใ‹ใ•
ใฟ

Common Words

ๅ‹™ใ‚ใ‚‹
ใคใจใ‚ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #2728
1

Usu. ๅ‹คใ‚ใ‚‹

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)

Examples
็งใฎ็ˆถใฏๅค–ๅ‹™็œใซๅ‹คใ‚ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
My father serves in the Foreign Ministry.
2

Usu. ๅ‹™ใ‚ใ‚‹

to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of)

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ็ตๅฉšๅผใง่Šฑๅซใฎไป˜ใๆทปใ„ๅฝนใ‚’ใคใจใ‚ใŸใ€‚
She was a bridesmaid at the wedding.
3

Usu. ๅ‹คใ‚ใ‚‹

to conduct a religious service

ใŽใ‚€
Noun
Freq #2830
1

duty; obligation; responsibility

Examples
ใ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช็พฉๅ‹™ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใชใ‚“ใฆ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
I never knew about such a duty.
ใซใ‚“ใ‚€
Noun
Freq #3248
1

duty; function; office; mission; task; role

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏใใฎๅ…šใฎๆŒ‡ๅฐŽ็š„ไปปๅ‹™ใซใคใใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ‰ฟ่ชใ—ใŸใ€‚
She has consented to take the leadership of the party.
ใ˜ใ‚€ใ—ใ‚‡
Noun
Freq #4035
1

office

Examples
็งใฎใŠใ˜ใฏใ“ใฎไบ‹ๅ‹™ๆ‰€ใงๅƒใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
My uncle works in this office.
ใŽใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚€
Noun
Freq #6018
1

business; work; operations; service; duties

Examples
ไน™ใŒๅ—่จ—ๆฅญๅ‹™ใฎๅฎŸๆ–ฝใซใ‚ˆใ‚Šๅพ—ใŸๆˆๆžœใฏใ€็”ฒไน™ๅŒๆ–นใซๅธฐๅฑžใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใจใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Any result obtained through the execution of the Commissioned Business shall belong to each party hereto.
ๅ‹™ใ‚
ใคใจใ‚
Noun
Freq #6848
1

service; duty; business; responsibility; task

Examples
ใŠๅ‹คใ‚ใฏใฉใกใ‚‰ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Who do you work for?
2

Buddhist religious services

ใใ‚“ใ‚€
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #7454
1

service; duty; work

Examples
ใใฎ่ญฆๅ‚™ๅ“กใฏไธ€ๆ™ฉไธญๅ‹คๅ‹™ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
The guard was on duty all night.
ใ—ใ‚‡ใใ‚€
Noun
Freq #7743
1

professional duties

Examples
็งใŒๅ›ใฎ่ทๅ‹™ใ‚’ๅผ•ใ็ถ™ใ”ใ†ใ€‚
I'll take over your duties.
ใ—ใคใ‚€ใ—ใค
Noun
Freq #8410
1

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

Examples
ๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜่‡ชใ‚‰ๆˆ‘ใ€…ใ‚’ๅŸทๅ‹™ๅฎคใซๆกˆๅ†…ใ—ใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
The president conducted us personally to his office.
ๅ‹คใพใ‚‹
ใคใจใพใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #10320
1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

Examples
ใใฎๆ•‘ๅŠฉๆŠ•ๆ‰‹ใงใ‚จใƒผใ‚นใฎไปฃใ‚ใ‚Šใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ๅ‹™ใพใ‚‰ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
The relief pitcher was no substitute for the ace.
๐ŸŽ“

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