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Frequency: 1325
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

dreadful
be frightened
fearful

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ•
ใƒ›
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ“ใ‚.ใ„
ใ“ใ‚.ใŒใ‚‹
ใŠ.ใ˜ใ‚‹
ใŠใ.ใ‚Œใ‚‹

Common Words

ๆใ„
ใ“ใ‚ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #514
1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅ›ใŒใƒ˜ใƒ“ใŒๆใ„ใฎใ‹ใ—ใ‚‰ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
He wonders if you are afraid of snakes.
ใŠใใ‚ใ—ใ„
ๆ€–ใ‚ใ—ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #1008
1

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening

Examples
ใใฎๅตใฎๅคฉๅ€™ใฏๆใ‚ใ—ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
The stormy weather was dreadful.
2

ๆใ‚ใ—ใ„ only; Often as ๆใ‚ใ—ใ

surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing

ใใ‚‡ใ†ใต
ใใต
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #1443
1

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic

Examples
็งใฏๆๆ€–ใงๆฐ—ใ‚‚็‹‚ใ‚ใ‚“ใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
I almost went crazy with fear.
ๆ€–ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใŠใใ‚Œใ‚‹
็•ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ๆ‡ผใ‚Œใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #1830
1

to fear; to be afraid of

Examples
ๅคงไบบใฏใ—ใฐใ—ใฐๅค‰ๅŒ–ใ‚’ๆใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚
Older people often fear change.
ใ‚ชใ‚บใ‚ชใ‚บ
ๆ€–ใšๆ€–ใš
Usually kana
๏ฝžใจ Adverb
Freq #5196
1

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

Examples
ไผš็คพใซๅ…ฅใฃใฆใใŸใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใฎๆ–ฐไบบใฏไฝ•ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใซใ‚‚ใ‚ชใ‚บใ‚ชใ‚บใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
New hires who just joined the company do everything in this timid manner.
ใŠใใ‚Œ
ๆ€–ใ‚Œ
่™ž
็•ใ‚Œ
Noun
Freq #6149
1

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

Examples
็’ฐๅขƒๆฑšๆŸ“ใซใคใ„ใฆใฎๆใ‚Œใฏใ€ไบบใ€…ใซ็™บ้›ปๆ‰€ใฎ่ฟ‘ใใซๅฎถใ‚’ๅปบใฆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ€ใ„ใจใฉใพใ‚‰ใ›ใŸใ€‚
Fear of pollution discouraged people from building homes near power plants.
ใ“ใ‚ใ„ใ‹ใŠ
Expression
Noun
Freq #7720
1

grim face; angry look

Examples
ใ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชไป•ไบ‹ใงๆ€–ใ„้ก”ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ‚‰ใ€ใŠๅฎขใ•ใ‚“ใฏใ„ใ‚‰ใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ‚‰ใชใ„ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
In this line of work, if you make a grim face the customers won't come.
ใ„ใต
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #11117
1

awe; fear; dread; fright

ใใ‚‡ใ†ใตใ—ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #12843
1

fear; terror

Examples
็งใฏใ‚ˆใ่ชฌๆ˜Žใ—ใฆๅฝผใฎๆๆ€–ๅฟƒใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Š้™คใ„ใฆใ‚„ใฃใŸใ€‚
I reasoned him out of his fears.
ใ“ใ‚ใ‚‚ใฆ
ใ‚ณใƒฏใƒขใƒ†
ๆ€–้ข
ใ“ใ‚ใŠใ‚‚ใฆ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #19264
1

fierce look; frightening look; tough look

2

aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

Examples
ๅผท้ขใฎๅค‰ใชใ‚ปใƒผใƒซใ‚นใ ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ™ใใ‚ขใ‚ฟใ‚ทใ‚’ๅ‘ผใณใชใ•ใ„ใญใ€่ฟฝใ„่ฟ”ใ—ใฆใ‚„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚
If it's an aggressive strange salesman, then call me right away. I'll chase him off.
๐ŸŽ“

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