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ๆƒก
ๆƒก
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Grade 10

Meanings

bad
evil

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ขใ‚ฏ
ใ‚ช
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ใ‚‹.ใ„
ใ‚.ใ—
ใซใ.ใ„
ใ‚ใ‚
ใ„ใšใใซ
ใ„ใšใใ‚“ใž
ใซใ.ใ‚€

Common Words

ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #150
1

bad; poor; undesirable

Examples
ใ€Œ้ก”่‰ฒใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ„ใ‘ใฉๅ…ทๅˆใŒๆ‚ชใ„ใฎใ‹ใ„ใ€ใ€Œใใ†ใ„ใ†ใ‚ใ‘ใงใ‚‚ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ€
"You look pale. Are you sick?" "Not exactly."
2

poor (quality); inferior; insufficient

Examples
็งใฎใ‚นใƒ†ใƒฌใ‚ชใฏใ‚ใชใŸใฎใ‚ˆใ‚Š้Ÿณ่ณชใŒๆ‚ชใ„ใ€‚
My stereo set is inferior to yours in sound quality.
3

evil; sinful

Examples
ใ™ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใ‚ใชใŸใซๆ‚ชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
I'm sorry. I did you wrong.
4

ugly; not beautiful

Examples
ๅปบ็‰ฉใฏ่ฝๆ›ธใใ ใ‚‰ใ‘ใง่ฆ‹ใŸ็›ฎใŒๆ‚ชใ„ใ€‚
The graffiti-covered building is ugly to look at.
5

at fault; to blame; in the wrong

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฎใŠใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏ่ชใ‚ใ‚‹ใซใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ€็งใฏใ‚„ใฏใ‚Šใ‚ใชใŸใŒๆ‚ชใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
Even given what you say, I still think you are to blame.
6

bad (at doing something)

7

unprofitable; unbeneficial

Examples
ใ“ใ‚Œใฏๆ‚ชใ„่ฉฑใงใฏใชใ„ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†๏ผŸ
This isn't an unappealing proposition, is it?
8

Interjection

sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable

Examples
ๆ‚ชใ„ใ‘ใฉใŠ่ฑ†่…่ฒทใฃใฆใใฆใใ‚Œใชใ„๏ผŸ
I really shouldn't ask, but could you go get some tofu for me?
ใ‚ใ
ๆƒก
Noun
Freq #3906
1

evil; wickedness

Examples
ใ„ใ‹ใชใ‚‹ๅ–„ๆ„ใฎ่€ƒใˆใ‚‚ใใ‚Œ่‡ชไฝ“ใฏใ‚ใใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ†ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Any virtuous idea can be vicious in itself.
2

(role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

ๆ‚ชๆˆฏ
ใ‚คใ‚ฟใ‚บใƒฉ
Usually kana
Freq #6150
1

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

mischief; prank; trick; practical joke

Examples
ๅฐ‘ๅนดใŸใกใฏๆ™‚ใ€…ๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใซใ„ใŸใšใ‚‰ใ—ใŸใ‚‚ใฎใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
Sometimes the boys would play a trick on their teacher.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

mischievous; naughty

Examples
็งใฏใ„ใŸใšใ‚‰ใชๅญไพ›ใ‚’ๅคง็›ฎใซ่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใŒใงใใชใ„ใ€‚
I cannot be tolerant of naughty children.
3

Humble; Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

pastime; hobby

4

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

playing with (e.g. a lighter); fooling around with; messing around with; amusing oneself with; tampering with

Examples
ๅญไพ›ใซๅŒ…ไธใ‚’ใ„ใŸใšใ‚‰ใ•ใ›ใฆใฏใƒ€ใƒกใ ใ‚ˆใ€‚
Don't let your boy play with a knife.
5

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

lewd behaviour; sexual misconduct; sexual assault; molestation; rape

ใ‚ใ‚‹ใใก
ใ‚ใ‚‹ใใก
Noun
Freq #6772
1

(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language; insulting remarks

Examples
้™ฐใงไป–ไบบใฎๆ‚ชๅฃใ‚’่จ€ใ†ในใใงใชใ„ใ€‚
You should not speak ill of others behind their backs.
๐ŸŽ“

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