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ๅŠ
ๅŠ
3 strokes
Frequency: 544
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

reach out
exert
exercise
cause

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ญใƒฅใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŠใ‚ˆ.ใถ
ใŠใ‚ˆ.ใณ
ใŠใ‚ˆใณ
ใŠใ‚ˆ.ใผใ™
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใŠใ„
ใฎ

Common Words

ใŠใ‚ˆใถ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #1284
1

to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to go on (for, until)

Examples
ใใฎๅœฐ้œ‡ใงๅบƒ็ฏ„ๅ›ฒใซๅŠใถ่ขซๅฎณใŒใงใŸใ€‚
The earthquake caused widespread damage.
2

to be up to the task; to come up to

Examples
ใใฎๅ•้กŒใฏ็งใฎๅŠ›ใฎๅŠใถใจใ“ใ‚ใงใฏใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
The problem was beyond my reach.
3

to compare with; to be a match (for)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็ˆถ่ฆชใซใฏๅŠใฐใชใ„ใ€‚
He is not equal to his father.
4

to commit (a crime)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็Šฏ่กŒใซๅŠใ‚“ใ ใจไฟกใ˜ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
He was believed to have committed the crime.
5

Usu. used in the negative

to require (to do)

ใŠใ‚ˆใณ
ๅŠ
Freq #5585
1

Conjunction

and; as well as

Examples
ใ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช็Šฏ็ฝชใฏ็ฝฐ้‡‘ใŠใ‚ˆใณๆŠ•็„ๅˆใฏใใฎใ„ใšใ‚Œใ‹ใง็ฝฐใ›ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚
Such an offence is punished by a fine and/or imprisonment.
ใคใ„ใใ‚…ใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #5938
1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding; pinning down

Examples
่ฟฝๅŠใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ€ใคใ„ใ€่ฆ‹ใˆ้€ใ„ใŸๅ˜˜ใ‚’ใคใ„ใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ€‚
I was pressed by their questioning and slipped into telling an obvious lie.
2

catching up; overtaking

ใ’ใ‚“ใใ‚…ใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #8059
1

reference; allusion

Examples
ๆ•ฐๅ›žใƒใ‚คใƒ–ใƒซใซ่จ€ๅŠใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
I make several allusions to the Bible.
ใตใใ‚…ใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #8063
1

diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization

Examples
ใƒ†ใƒฌใƒ“ใฎๆ™ฎๅŠใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆๆˆ‘ใ€…ใฎ่ชญๆ›ธใฎๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‹ใชใ‚Šๅฅชใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The spread of television has considerably deprived us of our time for reading.
ใˆใ„ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚’ใŠใ‚ˆใผใ™
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #8081
1

to affect; to impact; to influence

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฎๅฟ ๅ‘Šใฏๅฝผใ‚‰ใซๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใ‚’ๅŠใผใ™ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
I daresay your advice will have its effect on them.
ใ“ใฎใ”ใซใŠใ‚ˆใ‚“ใง
Expression
Freq #10207
1

at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game

ใŠใ‚ˆใผใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #13664
1

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend; to have an effect (on)

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใซ่ขซๅฎณใ‚’ๅŠใผใใ†ใชใฉใจใฏๅคขใซใ‚‚ๆ€ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
Little did I dream of doing you any harm.
ใซใฏใŠใ‚ˆใฐใชใ„
Expression
Freq #17117
1

After a verb

there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary

Examples
ใ‚ใˆใฆไผ‘ๆš‡ใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Šใ‚„ใ‚ใ‚‹ใซใฏๅŠใฐใชใ„ใ€‚
You don't have to cancel your vacation.
2

After a noun

does not match; out of reach of

ใใใŠใ‚ˆใถ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #17716
1

to hear of; to learn of

๐ŸŽ“

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