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ๅค‰
ๅค‰
9 strokes
Frequency: 238
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

unusual
change
strange

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ˜ใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‹.ใ‚ใ‚‹
ใ‹.ใ‚ใ‚Š
ใ‹.ใˆใ‚‹

Common Words

ๅค‰ใ‚‹
ใ‹ใ‚ใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #213
1

to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary

Examples
็งใฎE-mailใ‚ขใƒ‰ใƒฌใ‚นใŒๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
My e-mail address has been changed.
2

to move to

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็ตฆๆ–™ใฎ่‰ฏใ„ไผš็คพใซๅค‰ใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚
He moved to a good company that offered a good salary.
3

Usu. as ๅค‰ใ‚ใฃใŸ, ๅค‰ใ‚ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹

to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual

Examples
ๆœ€่ฟ‘ๅค‰ใ‚ใฃใŸๆตทๆด‹็”Ÿ็‰ฉใŒ็™บ่ฆ‹ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
A strange marine creature was found recently.
ๅคงใธใ‚“
ใŸใ„ใธใ‚“
Freq #350
1

Adverb (fukushi)

very; greatly; terribly; awfully

Examples
๏ผ‘ๆ—ฅไธญๆญฉใๅ›žใฃใฆๅคงๅค‰็–ฒใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
I am dead tired from walking around all day.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

immense; enormous; great

Examples
ใ‚ใˆใฆ่จ€ใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ใ‚‚ใ—ๆˆ‘ใ€…ใŒใใ‚“ใชใ“ใจใ‚’ใ™ใ‚Œใฐๅคงๅค‰ใช่ชคใ‚Šใ‚’็Šฏใ™ใ“ใจใซใชใ‚‹ใจ็งใฏๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
At the risk of sticking my neck out, I think that if we do that, we're making a big, big mistake.
3

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

serious; grave; dreadful; terrible

Examples
ใ‚‚ใ—ๆœŸ้™ๅˆ‡ใ‚ŒใซใชใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ€ๅคงๅค‰ใชใ“ใจใซใชใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ€‚
There will be hell to pay if I don't make this deadline.
4

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

difficult; hard; challenging

5

Archaic; Common noun

major incident; disaster

ใ‹ใˆใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #354
1

to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary

Examples
ใชใ‚“ใงๅฝผใฏ่€ƒใˆใ‚’ๅค‰ใˆใŸใฎใ‹ใ€‚
What made him change his mind?
2

to reform; to revise; to amend

ใธใ‚“
Freq #559
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy

Examples
ใใฎใ‚ชใƒฌใƒณใ‚ธใฏๅพŒๅ‘ณใŒๅค‰ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
The orange left a strange taste in my mouth.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

unexpected

3

Common noun

change

4

Common noun

incident; disturbance; disaster; accident; emergency

5

Noun, used as a prefix; Music

flat

ใธใ‚“ใ‹
Noun
Freq #963
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis

Examples
ใ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆŽฅใ—ๆ–นใฎๅค‰ๅŒ–ใฏใ€ไป–ใฎๅค‰ๅŒ–ใ‚‚ใใ†ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใŒใ€ไป–ใฎๅ›ฝใซใŠใ„ใฆใ‚‚่ตทใ“ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Like other changes, this change in attitude has occurred in other countries, too.
2

variety; diversity

Examples
ใ“ใฎ่พบใฎๅฑฑใ€…ใฏๅค‰ๅŒ–ใซๅฏŒใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The mountains in this part of the country are full of variety.
3

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb; Grammar

inflection; declension; conjugation

Examples
ใ“ใฎๅ‹•่ฉžใฎๅค‰ๅŒ–ใ‚’่จ€ใˆใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Can you conjugate this verb?
4

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb; Sumo

sidestepping

็›ธๅค‰ใ‚‰ใš
ใ‚ใ„ใ‹ใ‚ใ‚‰ใš
Adverb
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #1395
1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

Examples
ๅ›ใฏ็›ธๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚‰ใšๅฅๅบทใใ†ใซ่ฆ‹ใˆใ‚‹ใ€‚
You look as healthy as ever.
ใธใ‚“ใ“ใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #2655
1

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

Examples
ใใฎ่ฆๅ‰‡ใฏ็ตถๅฏพๅค‰ๆ›ดใงใใชใ„ใ€‚
The rule is utterly inflexible.
ๅค‰ใ‚Š
ใ‹ใ‚ใ‚Š
Noun
Freq #2861
1

change; alteration

2

difference; distinction

3

something wrong; abnormality; unusual event; accident; incident

ใธใ‚“ใŸใ„
Noun
Freq #3433
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

transformation

2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

abnormality

3

Abbreviation; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

sexual perversion; pervert

4

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb; Biology

metamorphosis

5

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb; Chemistry; Physics

transformation; transition; modification

ๅˆ‡ๆ›ฟใˆใ‚‹
ๅˆ‡ใ‚Šๆ›ใˆใ‚‹
ๅˆ‡ใ‚Šใ‹ใˆใ‚‹
ๅˆ‡ๆ›ใˆใ‚‹
ๅˆ‡ใ‚Šๅค‰ใˆใ‚‹
ใใ‚Šใ‹ใˆใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #4027
1

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace; to switch over

๐ŸŽ“

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