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ๅปป
ๅปป
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Grade 9

Meanings

round
game
revolve
go around
circumference

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ซใ‚ค
ใ‚จ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใพใ‚.ใ‚‹
ใพใ‚.ใ™
ใ‚‚ใจใŠ.ใ‚‹
ใ‚ใ.ใ‚‹
ใ‚ใ.ใ‚‰ใ™
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ–ใ“
ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ

Common Words

ๅปปใ‚‹
ใพใ‚ใ‚‹
Godan verb
Freq #914
1

Intransitive verb

to turn; to rotate; to revolve; to spin

Examples
่ธŠใ‚Šๆ‰‹ใฏใคใพๅ…ˆ็ซ‹ใฃใฆใใ‚‹ใใ‚‹ใจๅ›žใฃใŸใ€‚
The dancer spun on his toes.
2

Intransitive verb

to go around; to circle; to revolve around; to orbit

Examples
ใใฎ่ˆนใฏๅฒฌใ‚’ๅ›žใฃใŸใ€‚
The ship sailed around the cape.
3

Intransitive verb

to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to travel around; to make a tour of; to patrol

Examples
ๅญไพ›้”ใฏใƒใƒญใ‚ฆใ‚ฃใƒผใƒณใฎๅคœใซ๏ผ‘่ป’ใšใคๅฎถใ‚’่จชใญใฆใพใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Children walk around from door to door on Halloween night.
4

Intransitive verb

to go by way of; to go via; to stop by (on the way); to take a roundabout route; to make a detour

5

Intransitive verb

to move around (to another place or position); to come around; to go over (e.g. to the opposing side)

Examples
็งใŸใกใฏ่ปŠใฎๅพŒใ‚ใซๅ›žใฃใฆๆŠผใ—ใŸใ€‚
We got behind the car and pushed.
6

Intransitive verb

to come around (of one's turn); to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.)

7

Intransitive verb

to function; to work well

Examples
ใ‚ใฎไบบใŒใ„ใชใ„ใจๆˆ‘ใŒ็คพใฏๅ›žใฃใฆใ„ใ‹ใชใ„ใ€‚
Without him our company would cease to function.
8

Intransitive verb

to spread; to extend (to; e.g. of one's attention); to reach; to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.)

Examples
ใƒ•ใƒฉใ‚คใƒ‘ใƒณใซๆฒนใŒๅ›žใฃใฆใ‹ใ‚‰่‚‰ใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Put the meat in the frying pan after the oil has spread.
9

Intransitive verb

to pass (a time); to turn (e.g. 5 o'clock)

Examples
ใŠๆ˜ผใ‚’ๅฐ‘ใ—ๅ›žใฃใŸๆ™‚ใซๅฝผใŒๆฅใŸใ€‚
He came a little after noon.
10

Intransitive verb

to earn interest

11

Suffix; After -masu stem of verb

to ... around; to ... about

Examples
ๅญฆ็”Ÿใฏไธ€ๆ™ฉไธญ้จ’ใŽๅ›žใฃใŸใ€‚
Students bustled about all the night.
ๅปปใ™
ใพใ‚ใ™
Godan verb
Freq #1583
1

Transitive verb

to turn; to rotate; to spin; to twist; to gyrate

Examples
ใ„ใ‚„ใ€ใใ‚Œใ˜ใ‚ƒใ ใ‚ใ ใ€‚้€†ใซใชใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใพใ‚ใ—ใฆใ”ใ‚‰ใ‚“ใ€‚
No, that's not the right way. You have to turn it the other way round.
2

Transitive verb

to pass around; to send around; to hand around; to circulate

Examples
ใ‚ˆใ‚ใ—ใ‘ใ‚Œใฐๅกฉใ‚’ใ“ใกใ‚‰ใซๅ›žใ—ใฆไธ‹ใ•ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ใ€‚
The salt, if you please.
3

Transitive verb

to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to bring; to transfer; to forward; to direct; to submit

Examples
ๅ†…้–ฃใŒ่งฆใ‚Œใ‚’ๅ›žใ—ใŸใ€‚
The Cabinet sent round an official notice.
็คพ้•ทใซ้›ป่ฉฑใ‚’ๅ›žใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
I'll put you through to the president.
4

Transitive verb

to turn (to a new use); to use (for something else)

5

Transitive verb

to turn on (something that turns or has a rotating part, e.g. a washing machine); to start up (e.g. an engine); to give (something) a spin

Examples
ใƒˆใƒ ใ•ใ‚“๏ผŒใƒขใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚’ๅ›žใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Please start up the motor, Tom.
6

Transitive verb

to put (someone in a position); to make (e.g. an enemy of)

7

Auxiliary verb; After the -masu stem of a verb

to ... around (e.g. chase, fool, play); to do all over; to do everywhere; to do completely

8

Transitive verb

to surround (something) with; to enclose with

9

Transitive verb

to put (an arm) around (e.g. someone's waist); to reach around

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅฝผๅฅณใฎ่…ฐใซ่…•ใ‚’ใพใ‚ใ—ใŸใ€‚
He put his arm around her waist.
10

Transitive verb

to invest (money); to lend

11

Transitive verb

to dial (a telephone number)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅ—่ฉฑๅ™จใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใฆใƒ€ใ‚คใ‚ขใƒซใ‚’ๅ›žใ—ใŸใ€‚
He took up the receiver and dialed.
12

Transitive verb

to gang-rape

13

Transitive verb

to operate (e.g. business, shop)

ใฟใพใ‚ใ™
่ฆ‹ๅปปใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #3122
1

to look around; to survey

Examples
ใƒใ‚นใƒˆใ‚’ๆŽขใ—ใฆ่พบใ‚Šใ‚’่ฆ‹ๅ›žใ—ใŸใ€‚
I looked about for the mailbox.
ใ‹ใ„ใฆใ‚“
ๅปป่ปข
Noun
Freq #3335
1

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

rotation; revolution; turn; spin

Examples
ใ“ใพใฏใใ‚‹ใใ‚‹ๅ›ž่ปขใ—ใŸใ€‚
The top went around and around.
2

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

working (e.g. of one's mind); function

3

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

turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation; flow (of customers)

4

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

rotation; curl

5

Abbreviation; Skiing

slalom

ใ‚ใใ‚‹
ๅ›žใ‚‹
ๅปปใ‚‹
็นžใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #3519
1

to go around; to make a circle around

Examples
ๆˆ‘ใ€…ใฏๅคช้™ฝใ‚’ๅทกใ‚‹ใ™ในใฆใฎๆƒ‘ๆ˜Ÿใ‚’ๆŽขๆคœใ™ใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚
We will explore every planet that goes around the sun.
2

to surround; to circle; to enclose

3

to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return; to repeat; to circulate (of blood, money, etc.)

Examples
ๆ˜ฅใŒใพใŸใ‚ใใฃใฆใใŸใ€‚
Spring has come around.
4

to travel around; to make a tour of

5

Word usually written using kana alone

to concern (a matter); to surround

Examples
ๅ›ฝไผšใฎๅ‹•ใใฏใ“ใฎๅ•้กŒใ‚’ใ‚ใใ‚‹ไธŽ้‡Žๅ…š้–“ใฎๆ”ฟๆฒป็š„็ถฑๅผ•ใใจใชใฃใŸใ€‚
Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.
ใ†ใ‚ใพใ‚ใ‚‹
ไธŠๅปปใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #5063
1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

Examples
ๆ‰€ๅพ—็จŽใฏๆŽง้™ค้กใ‚’ไธŠๅ›žใ‚‹ใ„ใ‹ใชใ‚‹ๆ‰€ๅพ—ใซใ‚‚ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚‹ใ€‚
An income tax is levied on any income that exceeds deductions.
ๆญฉใใพใ‚ใ‚‹
ใ‚ใ‚‹ใใพใ‚ใ‚‹
ๆญฉใๅปปใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #6135
1

to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

Examples
็งใฏ้‡ŽๅŽŸใ‚’ๆญฉใๅ›žใ‚‹ใฎใŒๅฅฝใใ ใ€‚
I like to roam about the fields.
ใฏใ—ใ‚Šใพใ‚ใ‚‹
่ตฐใ‚Šๅปปใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #6343
1

to run around

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฎๅคšใใฎๅญ็ŠฌใŸใกใฏๆฏŽๆ—ฅๅบญใง่ตฐใ‚Šๅ›žใ‚‹ใ€‚
Her many little dogs run about in the garden every day.
ใ†ใ”ใใพใ‚ใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #6514
1

to move around; to move about; to get around

Examples
ใ‚ฆใ‚งใ‚คใƒˆใƒฌใ‚นใฏๅฎขใŸใกใซ็ตฆไป•ใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใซใ›ใ‚ใ—ใๅ‹•ใๅ›žใฃใŸใ€‚
The waitress bustled about serving the customers.
ใ˜ใ‚…ใ‚“ใ‹ใ„
ๅทกๅปป
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #9650
1

going around; patrol; round; tour

Examples
ๅทกๆŸปใฏใ„ใคใ‚‚ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซๅคœ้–“ใฎๅทกๅ›žไธญใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
The policeman was on his usual nightly round.
๐ŸŽ“

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