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ๅ •
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Frequency: 2087
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

degenerate
descend to
lapse into

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ€
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŠ.ใกใ‚‹
ใใš.ใ™
ใใš.ใ‚Œใ‚‹

Common Words

่ฝใ™
ใŠใจใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #789
1

to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ่Šฑ็“ถใ‚’่ฝใจใ—ใŸใ€‚
He dropped a vase.
้“ใฎ้€”ไธญใง้ตใ‚’่ฝใจใ—ใŸใซ้•ใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚
I must have lost my key along the way.
2

to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape

Examples
ใƒˆใƒ‹ใƒผใฏใ‚ทใƒฃใƒ„ใ‚’่„ฑใ„ใงใ€ใใ‚Œใงใƒ”ใ‚ขใƒŽใฎใ‚ˆใ”ใ‚Œใ‚’่ฝใจใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
Tony took off his shirt and cleaned the piano with it.
3

to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election)

Examples
ๆ˜จๅนดๅฝผใฏๆœŸๆœซใฎ๏ผ’็ง‘็›ฎใ‚’่ฝใจใ—ใŸใ€‚
Last year, he failed two of his final examinations.
4

to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances

Examples
ใใฎใ‚นใ‚ญใƒฃใƒณใƒ€ใƒซใŒๅฝผใฎ่ฉ•ๅˆคใ‚’่ฝใจใ—ใŸใ€‚
The scandal detracted from his reputation.
ใปใฃใใ„้“ใซใปใจใ‚“ใฉใ‚นใƒ”ใƒผใƒ‰ใ‚’่ฝใจใ•ใšใ€่ตฐใ‚Šใ“ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚ใ€Œ่ฟ‘้“ใชใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‚ˆใ€ใ€Œใฃใฆใ“ใ“ใ€ใ‚ใœ้“ใ€œใ€œใ€œใฃ๏ผใ€
We sped into the narrow track, hardly dropping any speed. "It's a short cut!" "Oi! It's a footpath!!"
5

to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with

6

Computing

to download; to copy from a computer to another medium

Examples
ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใฎใ‚ฝใƒ•ใƒˆใ‚’่ฝใจใ™ใ‚ณใƒ„ใƒปใ„ใ„ใ‚ตใ‚คใƒˆใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹๏ผŸ
Are there any knacks, or good sites, for downloading Japanese software?
7

Martial arts

to make someone swoon (judo)

8

to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)

9

to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

10

Colloquial

to win over; to seduce; to conquer (unwillingness)

ใŠใกใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #9474
1

to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low)

2

to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

ใ ใ‚‰ใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #11634
1

depravity; corruption; degradation

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ้“ๅพณ็š„ใซๅ •่ฝใ—ใŸใ€‚
He lapsed morally.
ใŸใ„ใ 
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #13109
1

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

Examples
ๆ€ ๆƒฐใฏๆ‚ชๅพณใฎใ‚‚ใจใ€‚
Idle hands are the devil's tool.
ใ ใ›ใ„
Noun
Freq #26966
1

force of habit

Examples
้ซ˜ๆ กๆ™‚ไปฃใ‹ใ‚‰ใคใใ‚ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅฝผๆฐใฏใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใฎใ€ใคใใ‚ใ„ใŒๆƒฐๆ€งใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ€ไธๆบ€ใ‚’ใคใฎใ‚‰ใ›ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
She has a boyfriend she's been going out with since high school but feels their relationship has become a matter of habit and is increasingly dissatisfied.
2

Rare term; Physics

inertia

ใ ใ™ใ‚‹
Intransitive
Freq #30077
1

Suru verb - special class

to degenerate; to lapse into

ใ˜ใ ใ‚‰ใ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #30433
1

self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent

ใ ใฆใ‚“ใ—
Noun
Freq #30480
1

Christianity

fallen angel (esp. Lucifer)

ๆ‡ฆๅผฑ
ใ ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #42220
1

Formal or literary term

apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; listless; weak-willed; languid

2

Formal or literary term

weak; feeble; effeminate; enervated; effete

ใ ใŸใ„
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #44678
1

Medicine

abortion; feticide

๐ŸŽ“

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