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ๆ†‚
ๆ†‚
15 strokes
Frequency: 1625
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

melancholy
grieve
lament
be anxious
sad
unhappy

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒฆใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ†ใ‚Œ.ใˆใ‚‹
ใ†ใ‚Œ.ใ„
ใ†.ใ„
ใ†.ใ
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ‚†

Common Words

ใ‚†ใ†ใ†ใค
ๅนฝ้ฌฑ
ๆ‚’้ฌฑ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #6837
1

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

Examples
้›จใŒ้™ใ‚‹ใจๅฝผๅฅณใฏๆ†‚้ฌฑใซใชใ‚‹ใ€‚
When it rains, she feels blue.
ๆ„ใ„
ใ†ใ‚Œใ„
ๆ‚ฃใ„
Noun
Freq #7508
1

Esp. ๆ„ใ„

sorrow; grief; anguish; distress

Examples
ๆ†‚ใ„ใฎๅ้ขใซใฏๅ–œใณใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใ ใ€‚
Every cloud has a silver lining.
2

Esp. ๆ†‚ใ„

anxiety; worry; trouble; affliction; fear; misgivings

ใใ‚†ใ†
Noun
Freq #11242
1

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

Examples
ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใชๅฃฐใŒใใฎใพใพ่ฟ”ใฃใฆใใ‚‹ใ€‚ๆžๆ†‚ใ ใฃใŸใ‹ใชใƒปใƒปใƒปใ€‚
Her cheerful voice responded just like that. Guess I was worrying over nothing...
ใ†ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #17392
1

Formal or literary term

unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic; bitter

ใ‚‚ใฎๆ†‚ใ„
ๆ‡ถใ„
ใ‚‚ใฎใ†ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #22953
1

languid; weary; listless; melancholy

Examples
ใใ—ใฆใ€ใฉใ†ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ๅ‡บๆฅใชใ„็‰ฉๆ†‚ใ•ใซใ€ใตใฃใจใŸใ‚ๆฏใ‚’ใคใใ€‚
And then I breathe a sigh from melancholy in being unable to do anything about it.
ใ‚‚ใฎๆ†‚ใ’
ใ‚‚ใฎใ†ใ’
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #25590
1

languorous; weary; listless

2

somber; sombre; gloomy; despondent

ใ‚†ใ†ใ‚Šใ‚‡
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #25820
1

anxiety; concern; fear

ใ„ใฃใใ„ใกใ‚†ใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
ๅ››ๅญ—็†Ÿ่ชž
Freq #26625
1

alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ่ฉฆๅˆใฎ็ตๆžœใซไธ€ๅ–œไธ€ๆ†‚ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
He is now glad, now sad at the progress of the game.
ใ†ใ•ใฐใ‚‰ใ—
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #30923
1

diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement

ๆ„ใˆใ‚‹
ใ†ใ‚Œใˆใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #33517
1

to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about

2

to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for

๐ŸŽ“

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