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ๅŠ
ๅŠ
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Frequency: 2475

Meanings

suspend
hang
wear (sword)

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒใƒงใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใค.ใ‚‹
ใคใ‚‹.ใ™

Common Words

ใคใ‚‹
Godan verb
Freq #4784
1

Transitive verb

to hang; to suspend; to sling; to wear (e.g. a sword); to put up (e.g. a shelf)

2

Transitive verb; In the form ้ฆ–ใ‚’ๅŠใ‚‹

to hang oneself

3

Transitive verb; Sumo

to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth

4

Word usually written using kana alone; Intransitive verb

to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

5

Word usually written using kana alone; Intransitive verb

to pucker (e.g. of a seam); to be pulled tight

ใคใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใ‚‹
ใคใ‚Šใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #9266
1

to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ้ฉšใ„ใฆใพใ‚†ใ‚’ใคใ‚Šใ‚ใ’ใŸใ€‚
He arched his eyebrows in surprise.
ๆผๅธซใฏ้‡ฃใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใŸ้ญšใฎๅคงใใ•ใ‚’ใŠใŠใ’ใ•ใซใ„ใฃใŸใ€‚
The fisherman exaggerated the size of the fish he had caught.
2

to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up; to inflate; to jack up

Examples
ใใš็คพๅ‚ตใฎใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒผใƒฉใƒผใฏๅธ‚ๅ ดใ‚’ใคใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใฆใƒใƒ–ใƒซ็Šถๆ…‹ใซใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
Junk bond dealers left the market riding on a pillow of air.
ๅŠใ™
ใคใ‚‹ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #13972
1

to hang; to hang up

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅคฉไบ•ใ‹ใ‚‰ใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ใ‚’ใคใ‚‹ใ—ใŸใ€‚
He hung a lamp from the ceiling.
ๅŠใ‚ŠไธŠใŒใ‚‹
ๅŠใ‚ŠไธŠใ‚‹
ใคใ‚Šใ‚ใŒใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #22413
1

to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted

2

to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward

ใคใ‚Šไธ‹ใ’ใ‚‹
ใคใ‚Šใ•ใ’ใ‚‹
้‡ฃใ‚Šไธ‹ใ’ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #25446
1

to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle

Examples
ใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ใŒๆœจใฎๆžใ‹ใ‚‰ๅŠใ‚Šไธ‹ใ’ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
The lamp was suspended from the branch of a tree.
ๅŠใ‚Šๆฉ‹
ใคใ‚Šๆฉ‹
้‡ฃใ‚Šๆฉ‹
้‡ฃๆฉ‹
ใคใ‚Šใฐใ—
ใคใ‚Šใฏใ—
Noun
Freq #28919
1

suspension bridge; rope bridge

Examples
ใคใ‚Šๆฉ‹ใฏ๏ผ•ใƒžใ‚คใƒซไธŠๆตใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The suspension bridge is miles above.
้ฆ–ใ‚’ใคใ‚‹
ใใณใ‚’ใคใ‚‹
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #36309
1

to hang (e.g. oneself)

ๅฎ™ใฅใ‚Š
ๅฎ™้‡ฃใ‚Š
ใกใ‚…ใ†ใฅใ‚Š
Noun
Freq #40804
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

hanging in midair; suspended in midair

2

midair stunt; aerial stunt

ใƒ„ใƒช็›ฎ
ๅŠใ‚Š็›ฎ
้‡ฃใ‚Š็›ฎ
ใคใ‚Šใ‚
Noun
Freq #44974
1

slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners

้ฆ–ใคใ‚Š
ใใณใคใ‚Š
้ฆ–้‡ฃใ‚Š
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #46776
1

hanging oneself; person who hanged themselves

Examples
ๆณฅๆฃ’ใซใƒญใƒผใƒ—ใ‚’ๅๅˆ†ใซไธŽใˆใ‚Œใฐใ€ๅฝผใฏ้ฆ–ๅŠใ‚Šใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใงใ‚ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚
Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself.
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