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ๆ„š
ๆ„š
13 strokes
Frequency: 1551
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

foolish
folly
absurdity
stupid

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฐ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŠใ‚.ใ‹

Common Words

ๆ„šใ‹
ใŠใ‚ใ‹
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #2571
1

foolish; stupid; silly

Examples
ใใ‚“ใชๆ„šใ‹ใชใ“ใจใ‚’่จ€ใ†ใชใ€‚
Do not say such foolish things.
ๆ„š็—ด
ใใก
ใ‚ฐใƒ
ๆ„š็™ก
Noun
Freq #5744
1

idle complaint; grumble

2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Buddhism

moha (ignorance, folly)

ๆ„šใ‹่€…
ใŠใ‚ใ‹่€…
ใŠใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‚ใฎ
Noun
Freq #9326
1

fool

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใ„ใ‚ใฐ่ณขใ„ๆ„šใ‹่€…ใ ใ€‚
He is a wise fool, so to speak.
ใใšใใš
ใ‚ฐใ‚บใ‚ฐใ‚บ
ใ€Š ๆ„šๅ›ณๆ„šๅ›ณ ใ€‹
Onomatopoeic
Usually kana
Freq #10099
1

Adverb (fukushi); Adverb taking the 'to' particle; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

slowly; tardily; dawdling; lingering; hesitantly

Examples
ไฝ•ใ‚’ใใšใใšใ—ใฆใ‚‹ใฎ๏ผŸ
What's taking you so long?
2

Adverb (fukushi)

complaining; grumbling

Examples
ใ‚ใ„ใคใฏใ„ใคใ‚‚ใใšใใšๆ–‡ๅฅใฐใ‹ใ‚Š่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
He is complaining about something or other all the time.
3

Adverb (fukushi); Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

unsettled (e.g. weather)

4

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

loose; slackened

ๆ„š็—ดใ‚‹
ใใกใ‚‹
ใ‚ฐใƒใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #12648
1

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

Examples
ใ€Œใ†ใกใฎๆ„›ๅฆปใŒใ‚ฑใƒใงใ•ใƒผใ€ใ€Œใฎใ‚ใ‘ใฆใ‚‹๏ผŸๆ„š็—ดใฃใฆใ‚‹๏ผŸใ€
"My wonderful wife is so stingy that ..." "You boasting? Or complaining?"
ๆ„š
ใ
Freq #13340
1

Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

foolishness; silliness; stupidity; folly

Examples
็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ„ใปใ†ใŒๅนธใ›ใชๅ ดๅˆใซใฏใ€็Ÿฅใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏๆ„šใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.
2

Archaic; Humble; Pronoun

I; me

ๆ„šใ‹ใ—ใ„
ใŠใ‚ใ‹ใ—ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #18170
1

foolish; stupid

ๆ„š่กŒ
ใใ“ใ†
Noun
Freq #18804
1

foolish act; folly

Examples
ๆ„š่กŒใชใ—ใซ็”Ÿใใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไบบใฏใ€ใใฎไบบใŒ่€ƒใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใปใฉ่ณขๆ˜Žใงใฏใชใ„ใ€‚
Who lives without folly is not so wise as he thinks.
ๆ„šๅผ„
ใใ‚ใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #19732
1

mockery; derision; ridicule

Examples
่ฒงใ—ใ„ไบบใ‚’ๆ„šๅผ„ใ—ใฆใฏใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใ€‚
You should not fool with poor people.
ๆ„šๅ•
ใใ‚‚ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #20223
1

foolish question; stupid question

2

Humble

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