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ๅ›
ๅ›
7 strokes
Frequency: 947
JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

mister
you
ruler
male name suffix

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฏใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใใฟ
-ใŽใฟ
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใฟ

Common Words

ใใฟ
ๅ…ฌ
Freq #471
1

Familiar; Pronoun; Sometimes considered male language; referring to someone of equal or lower status

you; buddy; pal

Examples
ๅฎฟ้กŒใ‚’ๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใชใ‚“ใฆๅ›ใฏไธๆณจๆ„ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
It was careless of you to forget your homework.
2

Common noun; Orig. meaning

monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master

3

ๅ› only; Polite; Obsolete term; Pronoun

he; she

ใใ‚“
Suffix
Freq #472
1

After the name of a male of equal or lower status

Mr; master; boy

Examples
ใƒˆใƒ‹ใƒผๅ›ใฏใชใ‚“ใจไธŠๆ‰‹ใซใƒ†ใƒ‹ใ‚นใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใ‚‹ใฎใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚
How well Tony can play tennis!
2

After the name of a female of lower status; used by males in formal settings

Ms; miss

3

Archaic; Still used among members of the japanese diet

sir; madam

ๅ›้”
ใใฟใŸใก
Pronoun
Masculine
Freq #3186
1

Familiar; Also used colloquially by young females

you (plural); all of you; you all

Examples
ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฏๅ›ใŸใกใฎๆค…ๅญใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
Those are not your chairs.
ใ—ใ‚‡ใใ‚“
Freq #4957
1

Common noun

you (people)

Examples
็งใฏ่ซธๅ›ใฎใ™ในใฆใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใงใฏใชใ„ใ€‚
I don't know every one of you.
2

Interjection; Making appeal, etc.

gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends; everyone

Examples
่ซธๅ›ใ€ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจๅพกๆŒจๆ‹ถ็”ณใ—ไธŠใ’ใพใ™ใ€‚
Gentlemen, allow me to say a few words in greeting.
ๅ›็ญ‰
ใใฟใ‚‰
Pronoun
Masculine
Freq #10700
1

Familiar

you guys; buddies; pals; you lot

ใใ‚“ใ‚Šใ‚“
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #10789
1

reigning (over a country)

Examples
ใใฎ็Ž‹ใฏ๏ผ”๏ผๅนด้–“ใซใ‚ใŸใฃใฆไบบๆฐ‘ใฎไธŠใซๅ›่‡จใ—ใŸใ€‚
The king reigned over his people for forty years.
2

dominating; controlling; dictating

ใฒใ‚ใŽใฟ
Noun
Honorific
Freq #11006
1

daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)

Examples
ๅงซๅ›ใฏ็š‡ๅธใซๅฏ›ๆ•ใ‚’่ซ‹ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
The princess begged forgiveness from the emperor.
ใ—ใ‚…ใใ‚“
Noun
Freq #11365
1

lord; master

ใผใ†ใใ‚“
Noun
Freq #17055
1

tyrant; despot

Examples
ใ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ—ใฆใ€ๆšดๅ›ใฏใใฎ็Ž‹ๅ›ฝใฎๅพๆœใซๆˆๅŠŸใ—ใŸใ€‚
Thus, the tyrant succeeded in conquering the kingdom.
ใใ‚“ใ—ใ‚…
Noun
Freq #18937
1

monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)

Examples
ใใฎๅ›ไธปใฏ่‡ฃๆฐ‘ใซๅฏพใ—ใฆ็ตถๅฏพใฎๆ”ฏ้…ๆจฉใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
The lord held absolute power over his subjects.
๐ŸŽ“

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