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ๅŽš
ๅŽš
9 strokes
Frequency: 768
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

thick
heavy
rich
kind
cordial
brazen
shameless

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ณใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ใค.ใ„
ใ‚ใ‹
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ‚
ใ‚ใฃ

Common Words

็ฏคใ„
ใ‚ใคใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #2937
1

ๅŽšใ„ only

thick; deep; heavy

Examples
ๆฐทใฏ๏ผ’ใ‚คใƒณใƒใฎๅŽšใ•ใ ใ€‚
The ice is two inches thick.
2

kind; cordial; hospitable; warm; faithful

Examples
ใ”ๅฅฝๆ„ใซๅฏพใ—ๅŽšใใŠ็คผใ‚’็”ณใ—ไธŠใ’ใพใ™ใ€‚
I'm deeply grateful for your kindness.
3

็ฏคใ„ only

serious (of an illness)

4

ๅŽšใ„ only

abundant

ใถใ‚ใคใ„
้ƒจๅŽšใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #4523
1

thick; bulky; massive; heavy

Examples
็”บๆฐ‘ใฏๅˆ†ๅŽšใ„ใ‚นใƒ†ใƒผใ‚ญใ‚’้ฃŸในใ‚‹ใฎใŒๅฅฝใใ ใ€‚
The townspeople like to eat thick steaks.
ใฎใ†ใ“ใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #6714
1

rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy; thick (soup, makeup, etc.); dense

Examples
ๅ‘ณใ‚‚ๆฟƒๅŽšใงใ€็‚’ใ‚็‰ฉใ€ใ‚นใƒผใƒ—ใชใฉไธญ่ฏๆ–™็†ใซๆทฑใฟใ‚’ไธŽใˆใพใ™ใ€‚
It also has a strong flavour, and adds depth to Chinese food such as soups and stir-fries.
2

probable; (very) likely; strong (suspicion, sense, etc.); pronounced

Examples
ใ‚คใƒณใ‚ตใ‚คใƒ€ใƒผๅ–ๅผ•ใซๅฝ“ใŸใ‚‹็–‘ใ„ใŒๆฟƒๅŽšใซใชใฃใฆใใŸใ€‚
Suspicion that this amounts to insider trading has strengthened.
ใ€Œๅญฆๅœ’ใฎๅปŠไธ‹ใงใ€ๆฟƒๅŽšใชใ‚ญใ‚นใ‚ทใƒผใƒณใƒปใƒปใƒป่žใ„ใŸใž่žใ„ใŸใžใ€ใ€ŒๆฟƒๅŽšใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใƒผใ„๏ผ่ฉฑใซๅฐพใฒใ‚Œไป˜ใ„ใฆใ‚‹ใฃใฆใƒปใƒปใƒปใ€
"A passionate kiss scene in a school corridor ... I've heard all about it!" "It wasn't passionate! That's an exaggeration..."
3

passionate; sensuous; hot

ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ“ใ†
ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใ“ใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #12305
1

profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately; solemn; composed; substantial; massive

ใ“ใ†ใ„
Noun
Freq #13459
1

kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices

ใ‚ใคใฟ
ใ€Š ๅŽšๅ‘ณ ใ€‹
Noun
Freq #14036
1

thickness

2

profundity; depth

3

Go (game)

thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones

ใŠใ‚“ใ“ใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #15112
1

gentle; mild-mannered

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็”Ÿใพใ‚ŒใคใๆธฉๅŽšใ ใ€‚
He is kind by nature.
ใ‚ใคใ‹ใพใ—ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #21352
1

impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous

Examples
ใใ†่จ€ใ†ใ“ใจใฏๅฝผใฏใ‚ใคใ‹ใพใ—ใ„ๅฅดใ ใ€‚
It is impudent of him to say so.
ใฆใ‚ใคใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #21545
1

warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful

Examples
ใ‚ฏใƒƒใ‚ฏ่ˆน้•ทใฏใใฎๅŽŸไฝๆฐ‘้”ใฎๆ‰‹ๅŽšใ„ใ‚‚ใฆใชใ—ใซๆ„Ÿ่ฌใ—ใŸใ€‚
Captain Cook thanked the natives for their hospitality.
ใ‚ใคใง
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #22175
1

thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

thick

Constituents

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

ๅŽ‚ cliff
ๅญ child
ๆ—ฅ day
ๆ—ฅ sun

Mnemonic Stories

In Sparta, children are thrown off cliffs and left to fare for themselves in the sun. The truly strong will live and develop thick skin.

The tension in the air was thick enough to cut. The two dueling wizards, one a mere child and the other ancient as the sun, faced each other on the edge of a cliff.

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