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ๅด
ๅด
7 strokes
Frequency: 959
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

instead
on the contrary
rather
step back
withdraw
retreat

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ญใƒฃใ‚ฏ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‹ใˆ.ใฃใฆ
ใ—ใ‚Šใž.ใ
ใ—ใ‚Šใž.ใ‘ใ‚‹

Common Words

ไธญใ€…
ไธญไธญ
ไปฒใ€…
ไปฒไปฒ
ๅดใ€…
ๅดๅด
Freq #405
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Adverb (fukushi); Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather

Examples
ใ‚ใ„ใคใฏใ€ใชใ‹ใชใ‹ใ„ใ„ๅฅดใ ใœ๏ผ
He is a good joker.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Adverb (fukushi); With a verb in the negative

by no means; not readily

Examples
ใ„ใพใฉใ่‰ฏใ„ไป•ไบ‹ใฏใชใ‹ใชใ‹ๅพ—ใŒใŸใ„ใฎใ‚’ๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใชใ„ใงใญใ€‚
Don't forget that good jobs are very hard to come by these days.
3

Common noun

middle; half-way point

4

Word usually written using kana alone; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

excellent; wonderful; very good

ๅดใฃใฆ
ๅใฃใฆ
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #2867
1

on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

Examples
้ซ˜ๆœ›ใฟใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ‹ใˆใฃใฆๆใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
You may go farther and fare worse.
ใใ‚ƒใฃใ‹
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #5940
1

rejection; dismissal

Examples
่ญฐ้•ทใฏใใฎๆๆกˆใ‚’ๅดไธ‹ใ—ใŸใ€‚
The chairman rejected the proposal.
ๆ–ฅใ‘ใ‚‹
ใ—ใ‚Šใžใ‘ใ‚‹
ๅดใ‘ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #6832
1

to refuse; to reject; to turn down; to dismiss

Examples
ๅฝผใฎ่จˆ็”ปใฏ้€€ใ‘ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
His plan was discarded.
็งใฏใใฎๆŠ—่ญฐใ‚’้€€ใ‘ใŸใ€‚
I dismissed the protest.
2

to repel; to repulse; to drive away; to beat off; to defeat

3

to make (someone) leave; to send away; to turn away

4

to force (someone) to leave their post; to oust; to remove; to expel

ใธใ‚“ใใ‚ƒใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #13002
1

return of something; repayment

Examples
ใใฎๆœฌใ‚’ๅ›ณๆ›ธ้คจใธ่ฟ”ๅดใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚
Did you take the book back to the library?
ใŸใ„ใใ‚ƒใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #14135
1

retreat; withdrawal; retirement

Examples
ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏ้€€ๅดใ™ใ‚‹ใ—ใ‹ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
They had no alternative but to retreat.
ใผใ†ใใ‚ƒใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #15572
1

lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion

ใฐใ„ใใ‚ƒใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #18550
1

selling off; disposal by sale; sale

Examples
ไธ€ไฝ“ๅ…จไฝ“ใ€ใฉใ†ใ—ใฆๅปบใฆใŸใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใฎๅฎถใ‚’ๅฃฒๅดใ—ใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ‚“ใ ใ„ใ€‚
Why on earth did you sell your newly built house?
ใ‚Œใ„ใใ‚ƒใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #22132
1

cooling; refrigeration

Examples
้‰„ใฏ็†ฑใ—ใฆใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ€ฅใซๅ†ทๅดใ—ใฆ็„ผใใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚
Iron is tempered by heating and sudden cooling.
2

cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down

ใ ใฃใใ‚ƒใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #25213
1

ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing

Examples
ๅคซใฎไผš็คพไบบ้–“ใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎ่„ฑๅดใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใ€ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ๅคซๅฉฆ้–ขไฟ‚ใ‚’ๅ†ๆง‹็ฏ‰ใ—ใ€ใ‚†ใจใ‚Šใ‚ใ‚‹ๅฎถๅบญ็”Ÿๆดปใ‚’ๅฝขๆˆใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒ็†ๆƒณใงใ‚ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚
It is high time we reconstructed new family relationships and formed a comfortable life.
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