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ๆ€ช
ๆ€ช
8 strokes
Frequency: 1634
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

suspicious
mystery
apparition

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ซใ‚ค
ใ‚ฑ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ใ‚„.ใ—ใ„
ใ‚ใ‚„.ใ—ใ‚€

Common Words

ๅฏ็ฌ‘ใ—ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #534
1

funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous

Examples
ๅ›ใฎใ‚ธใƒงใƒผใ‚ฏใฏไฝ•ๅบฆ่žใ„ใฆใ‚‚ใŠใ‹ใ—ใ„ใ€‚
Your joke is funny no matter how many times I hear it.
2

strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; wrong; unusual; eccentric

Examples
ๆด—ๆฟฏๆฉŸใฎ่ชฟๅญใŒใฉใ“ใ‹ใŠใ‹ใ—ใ„ใ€‚
Something is wrong with the washing machine.
3

wrong; unsuitable; improper; inappropriate; unbecoming

Examples
ๅ›ใฎๅŸบๆœฌ็š„ใช็†่ซ–ใฏใŠใ‹ใ—ใ„ใจๆ€ใ†ใ€‚
I think your basic theory is wrong.
4

suspicious

ใ‚ใ‚„ใ—ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #1570
1

suspicious; dubious; questionable; dodgy; shady; fishy

Examples
ใฟใ‚“ใชๅฅดใฏๆ€ชใ—ใ„ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
We are all suspicious about him.
2

doubtful; unsure; uncertain; unlikely; implausible

Examples
ๅฝผใŒๆ™‚้–“ใฉใŠใ‚Šใซๆฅใ‚‹ใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ใฏ็งใฏๆ€ชใ—ใ„ใจๆ€ใ†ใ€‚
I question whether he'll come in time.
3

untrustworthy; unreliable; clumsy; awkward; shaky; poor

4

strange; weird; eerie; spooky; uncanny

Examples
ใใฎๆ€ชใ—ใ„ๅฅณๆ€งใฏใ€้ญ”ๅฅณใจ่€ƒใˆใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
The strange-looking woman was thought to be a witch.
5

ominous (e.g. weather); threatening; dangerous (e.g. financial situation); uncertain

Examples
็ฉบๆจกๆง˜ใŒๆ€ชใ—ใ„ใ€‚
The sky looks angry.
็ฉบใŒๆ€ชใ—ใ„ใ€‚้›จใŒ้™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใชใ€‚
The sky looks ominous. I wonder if it will rain.
6

suspicious (of a potential amorous relation)

Examples
ใ‚ธใƒฃใƒใƒƒใƒˆใจใƒ‡ใ‚คใƒ–ใŒใ‚ใ‚„ใ—ใ„ใจใ„ใ†ๅ™‚ใŒๆตใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
Word got around that Jeanette and Dave were having an affair.
7

Also ๅฆ–ใ—ใ„

mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting

ใ‘ใŒ
ใ‚ฑใ‚ฌ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #1845
1

injury; wound

Examples
ใƒฉใ‚ฐใƒ“ใƒผใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใใ€ๅฝผใฏใ‘ใŒใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ€‚
Playing rugby, he got injured.
2

mistake; accident; loss

ใ‹ใ„ใถใค
Noun
Freq #3558
1

monster

Examples
ๆ€ช็‰ฉใฏๆฎ‹้…ทใชๅพฎ็ฌ‘ใฟใ‚’ๆตฎใ‹ในใŸใ€‚
The monster's smile was cruel.
ใ‘ใ’ใ‚“
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #4044
1

puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

ใ‚ใ‚„ใ—ใ‚€
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #5858
1

to suspect

Examples
็ง้”ใฏใใฎ้ฃŸใน็‰ฉใฎใซใŠใ„ใ‚’ๆ€ชใ—ใฟใชใŒใ‚‰ใ‹ใ„ใ ใ€‚
We sniffed at the food suspiciously.
ใ‚ˆใ†ใ‹ใ„
Noun
Freq #8531
1

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon; monster; goblin; yลkai

Examples
ไธ€ๅŒนใฎๅฆ–ๆ€ชใŒใƒจใƒผใƒญใƒƒใƒ‘ใ‚’ๅพ˜ๅพŠใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ๅ…ฑ็”ฃไธป็พฉใจใ„ใ†ๅฆ–ๆ€ชใŒใ€‚
A spectre is haunting Europe โ€• the spectre of communism.
ๅฅ‡ใฃๆ€ช
ใใ‹ใ„ (ๅฅ‡ๆ€ช)
ใใฃใ‹ใ„
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #9675
1

strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅฅ‡ๆ€ชใชไฝ“้จ“ใ‚’่ฉณใ—ใ่ฉฑใ—ใŸใ€‚
He recounted his unusual experiences.
ๆ€ชๆˆ‘ไบบ
ใ‘ใŒใซใ‚“
Noun
Freq #9754
1

wounded person; injured person

Examples
ใ‘ใŒไบบใฏ้บป้…”ใ‹ใ‚‰่ฆšใ‚ใŸๅพŒ็—›ใฟใงๆณฃใใ‚ใ‚ใ„ใŸใ€‚
The injured person wailed with pain after recovering from the anaesthesia.
ใ‹ใ„
Noun
Freq #10738
1

mystery; wonder

๐ŸŽ“

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