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ๅž‚
ๅž‚
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Frequency: 1720
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

droop
suspend
hang
slouch

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚นใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŸ.ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใŸ.ใ‚‰ใ™
ใŸ.ใ‚Œ
-ใŸ.ใ‚Œ
ใชใ‚“ใชใ‚“ใจ.ใ™
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใŸใ‚‹
ใ ใ‚Œ

Common Words

ใŸใ‚Œใ‚‹
Ichidan verb
Freq #4003
1

Intransitive verb

to hang; to droop; to dangle; to sag; to lower; to pull down

Examples
ๅฝผใฎๅทฆ็›ฎใซ้ซชใŒใŸใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
A wisp of hair fell over his left eye.
2

Transitive verb

to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to grant; to bestow

3

Intransitive verb

to drip; to ooze; to trickle; to drop

Examples
ๆฟกใ‚ŒใŸใ‚ฟใ‚ชใƒซใ‹ใ‚‰ๆปดใŒๅž‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Water is dripping from the wet towel.
4

Transitive verb

to leave behind (at death)

5

Derogatory; Transitive verb

to say; to utter

6

Transitive verb

to excrete (urine, feces, etc.); to let out (a fart)

ใŸใ‚‰ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #5370
1

to dribble; to spill

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๅพก่Œถใซใƒฌใƒขใƒณใฎๆฑใ‚’ใŸใ‚‰ใ—ใŸใ€‚
She dropped lemon juice into her tea.
2

to suspend; to hang down; to slouch; to dangle

้ …ๅž‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใ†ใชๅž‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #6888
1

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

Examples
ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏใฏใšใ‹ใ—ใใฆใ†ใชใ ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
They hung their heads in shame.
้ ญใ‚’ใŸใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใ“ใ†ในใ‚’ๅž‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
้ฆ–ใ‚’ๅž‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
้ฆ–ใ‚’ใŸใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใ“ใ†ในใ‚’ใŸใ‚Œใ‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #10939
1

to droop (e.g. ears of grain)

2

to bow one's head; to hang one's head

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๆฅใšใ‹ใ—ใ•ใฎใ‚ใพใ‚Š้ฆ–ใ‚’ๅž‚ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
He hung his head in shame.
ใ™ใ„ใกใ‚‡ใ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #12132
1

vertical

Examples
ใƒ˜ใƒชใ‚ณใƒ—ใ‚ฟใƒผใฏๅž‚็›ดใซ้›ข้™ธใ—ใ€็€้™ธใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใ‚‹ใ€‚
A helicopter is able to take off and land straight up and down.
2

perpendicular

ใŸใ‚ŒใชใŒใ™
Godan verb
Freq #13632
1

to discharge (e.g. effluent)

ใŸใ‚Œใ•ใŒใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #14172
1

to hang; to dangle

Examples
ใใฎๅฐ‘ๅฅณใฏใ™ใ‚‰ใ‚ŠใจใŸใ‚Œใ•ใŒใฃใŸ้ซชใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
The girl had flowing hair.
ใ•ใ’
ๆใ’
ๅž‚ใ’
Noun
Freq #16693
1

lowering; sinking; bringing down; letting down

2

depreciation; price fall

3

punch line (of a rakugo story)

4

Abbreviation; Archaic

sword strap

็ณžใฃใŸใ‚Œ
ใ‚ฏใ‚ฝใƒƒใ‚ฟใƒฌ
็ณžใฃๅž‚ใ‚Œ
Usually kana
Freq #20656
1

Derogatory; Common noun

shithead; bastard

2

Derogatory; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

fucking; bloody; damned

Intransitive
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #25579
1

to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out

Examples
ๆˆๅŠŸใ™ใ‚‹ใพใงใธใ“ใŸใ‚Œใ‚‹ใชใ€‚
Stick with it and you'll succeed.
๐ŸŽ“

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