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ๆ€ง
ๆ€ง
8 strokes
Frequency: 104
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

sex
gender
nature

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ปใ‚ค
ใ‚ทใƒงใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ•ใŒ

Common Words

ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ›ใ„
ใซใ‚‡ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #313
1

woman; female

Examples
ใใฎๅฐ‘ๅฅณใฏๅคงใใใชใฃใฆใ™ใ‚‰ใ‚Šใจใ—ใŸๅฅณๆ€งใซใชใฃใŸใ€‚
The girl has grown into a slender woman.
2

ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ›ใ„ only; Grammar

feminine gender

ใ‹ใฎใ†ใ›ใ„
Noun
Freq #633
1

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; chance

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใŒ้›ป่ปŠใซไน—ใ‚Š้…ใ‚ŒใŸๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใฏใ‚ใ‚‹ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚
Might she have missed her train?
ใ ใ‚“ใ›ใ„
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #964
1

man; male

Examples
ใ€Œไธ€้ƒจๅฑ‹ใซ๏ผ“ไบบใงๆณŠใพใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€ใจๅฝผใฏใŸใšใญใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ€Œใˆใˆใ€ใ‹ใพใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‚ˆใ€ใจ๏ผ“ไบบใฎ็”ทๆ€งใฏ็ญ”ใˆใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
He asked the men, "Would you share a room?" "Certainly, we will," answered the three men.
2

Grammar

masculine gender

ใ›ใ„ใ‹ใ
Noun
Freq #1078
1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; nature

Examples
ใ‚ใ„ใคใ‚‚ใ‚ขใƒใ‚ฆใƒˆใชๆ€งๆ ผใ ใ‚ˆใชใ€‚
He's not a very meticulous guy.
2

characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

ใ›ใ„
Freq #2168
1

Common noun

nature (of a person)

Examples
็ฟ’ใ„ๆ€งใจใชใ‚‹ใ€‚
Habit is second nature.
2

Common noun

sex; gender

3

Common noun

sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.)

Examples
ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใฎๆผซ็”ปใฏๆšดๅŠ›ใ‚„ๆ€งใฎๆๅ†™ใŒๅคšใ™ใŽใ‚‹ใ€‚
Recent comics have too many violent and sexual scenes.
4

Common noun; Grammar

gender

5

Noun, used as a suffix; Indicating quality or condition

-ty; -ity; -ness; -cy

Examples
๏ผ“็•ช็›ฎใซ่€ƒๆ…ฎใ™ในใไบ‹ๆŸ„ใฏใ€ใ‚ซใƒผใƒšใƒƒใƒˆใฎๆ™‚ไปฃๆ€งใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The age of the carpet is a third thing to consider.
ใ›ใ„ใ—ใค
Noun
Freq #2847
1

nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; character

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๆ€ง่ณชใŒ้ ‘ๅ›บใ ใ€‚
He is obstinate in disposition.
2

quality; inherent characteristic; property; nature; (chemical) behavior

ใ‚Šใ›ใ„
Noun
Freq #3742
1

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

Examples
ไบบ้–“ใซใฏ็†ๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใŒๅ‹•็‰ฉใซใฏ็„กใ„ใ€‚
Man has reason, animals do not.
ใ‹ใฎใ†ใ›ใ„ใŒใŸใ‹ใ„
Expression
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #4218
1

very likely; very probable

ใ‚ใ„ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†
ๅˆๆ€ง
ๅˆใ„ๆ€ง
Noun
Freq #4726
1

affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

Examples
ใŠไบ’ใ„็›ธๆ€งใŒใ„ใ„ใ€‚
The chemistry is right for us.
ใ›ใ„ใฎใ†
Noun
Freq #5450
1

ability; performance; efficiency

Examples
ใ“ใฎ่ปŠใฏใ‚ใฎ่ปŠใ‚ˆใ‚Šๆ€ง่ƒฝใŒใ‚ˆใ„ใ€‚
This car has a better performance than that one.
๐ŸŽ“

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