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ๆ„›
ๆ„›
13 strokes
Frequency: 640
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

love
affection
favourite

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ขใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ„ใจ.ใ—ใ„
ใ‹ใช.ใ—ใ„
ใ‚.ใงใ‚‹
ใŠ.ใ—ใ‚€
ใพใช
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ‚
ใ‚ใ—
ใˆ
ใ‹ใช
ใชใ‚‹
ใ‚ใ
ใ‚ใใฟ
ใ‚ˆใ—
ใกใ‹

Common Words

ใ†ใคใใ—ใ„
ๆ„›ใ—ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #674
1

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฏ็พŽใ—ใ„่ถใ€…ใงใ™ใ€‚
You are a beautiful butterfly.
ใ‚ใ„ใ™ใ‚‹
Transitive
Freq #766
1

Suru verb - special class

to love

Examples
ใƒญใƒกใ‚ชใฏใ‚ธใƒฅใƒชใ‚จใƒƒใƒˆใŒๆ„›ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹็”ทใ ใ€‚
Romeo is the man Juliet loves.
ใ‚ใ„
Noun
Freq #960
1

Noun, used as a suffix

love; affection; care

Examples
ๆ„›ใฎๅ‹•ใใฏไธๅฏ่งฃใ€‚
Love moves in mysterious ways.
2

Buddhism

attachment; craving; desire

3

Christianity

agape

4

Abbreviation

Ireland

ๅ“€ใ—ใ„
ใ‹ใชใ—ใ„
ๆ„›ใ—ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #1014
1

Of a person

sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful

Examples
ใใ‚“ใชๆ‚ฒใ—ใ„็›ฎใง่ฆ‹ใชใ„ใงใ€‚
Don't give me such a sad look.
2

Of a thing, incident, etc.

sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous

ใ€Š ๅฏๆ„›ใ„ ใ€‹
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #1332
1

cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty

Examples
ใ“ใฎไธ–ใซใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใ„ๅญใฏใŸใ ไธ€ไบบใ€ๆฏ่ฆชใซใจใฃใฆใฏใใ‚Œใฏใ‚ใŒๅญใ€‚
There's only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.
2

dear; precious; darling; pet

Examples
็งใซใจใฃใฆๅญไพ›ใŸใกใฏ็›ฎใฎไธญใซๅ…ฅใ‚Œใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใŸใใชใ„ใปใฉใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใ„ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
My children are very precious to me.
3

innocent; childlike; childish; lovable

4

dainty; little; tiny

ใ‚Œใ‚“ใ‚ใ„
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #2240
1

love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

Examples
ๆ™‚ใฏๅ‹ๆƒ…ใ‚’ๆทฑใ‚ใ‚‹ใŒใ€ๆ‹ๆ„›ใ‚’ๅผฑใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Time, which strengthens friendship, weakens love.
ๅ“€ใ—ใฟ
ๆ„›ใ—ใฟ
ใ‹ใชใ—ใฟ
Noun
Freq #2641
1

sadness; sorrow; grief

Examples
ๆ™‚ใฏใฉใ‚“ใชๆ‚ฒใ—ใฟใ‚‚็™’ใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚
Time tames the strongest grief.
2

ๆ„›ใ—ใฟ only; Archaic

affection; love

ใ‚ใ„ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #2697
1

love; affection

Examples
ใจใ‚Šใ‚ใ‘ๅญไพ›ใŸใกใฏๆ„›ๆƒ…ใ‚’ๅฟ…่ฆใจใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Above all, children need love.
ใ€Š ๅฏๅ“€ๆƒณ ใ€‹
ใ€Š ๅฏๅ“€็›ธ ใ€‹
ใ€Š ๅฏๅ“€ใใ† ใ€‹
ๅฏๆ„›ใใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #2749
1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

Examples
็งใฏไฝ•ๅŒนใ‹ใฎใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใใ†ใช็ŒซใŒ่ฟฝใ„ๅ‡บใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใŸใ€‚
I saw some poor cats kicked out.
ใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใ‚‰ใ—ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #3211
1

lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable

Examples
ๅ…„ใฏ็งใซใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ไบบๅฝขใ‚’ใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
My brother gave me a cute doll.
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