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ๆ‰‹
ๆ‰‹
4 strokes
Frequency: 60
JLPT N4
Grade 1

Meanings

hand

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ทใƒฅ
ใ‚บ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใฆ
ใฆ-
-ใฆ
ใŸ-

Common Words

ใฆ
Noun
Freq #114
1

Occ. pronounced ใŸ when a prefix

hand; arm

Examples
ใ“ใกใ‚‰ใซๆฅใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆ‰‹ใงๅˆๅ›ณใ—ใŸใ€‚
I made motions at him to come here with my hand.
2

Colloquial

forepaw; foreleg

3

handle

Examples
ใ“ใ“ใซๆ‰‹ใฎใชใ„ใƒŠใƒ™ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Here is a pan without handles.
4

hand; worker; help

5

trouble; care; effort

6

means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship

Examples
ใ„ใ„ๆ‰‹ใ‚’ๆ€ใ„ใคใ„ใŸใ€‚
I hit upon a good idea.
7

hand; handwriting

8

kind; type; sort

9

one's hands; one's possession

Examples
ๆœฌใฏ็พๅœจ่ชฐใฎๆ‰‹ใซใ‚‚ๅ…ฅใ‚‹ใ€‚
Books are now within the reach of everybody.
10

ability to cope

11

hand (of cards)

Examples
ใ„ใ„ๆ‰‹ใŒ้…ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
I was dealt a good hand.
12

direction

13

Noun, used as a suffix; Counter

move (in go, shogi, etc.)

ใ‚ใ„ใฆ
Noun
Freq #176
1

companion; partner; company

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฎใƒ€ใƒณใ‚นใฎ็›ธๆ‰‹ใฏใ ใ‚Œใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Who is your dance partner?
2

other party; addressee; counterparty

Examples
ใ‚ใ„ใคใฏๆตทๅƒๅฑฑๅƒใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๅ–ใ‚Šๅผ•ใ็›ธๆ‰‹ใจใ—ใฆใฏใ‹ใชใ‚Šๆ‰‹ๅผทใ„ใžใ€‚
All those tricks he's got up his sleeve make him a formidable client.
3

opponent (sports, etc.)

Examples
ใใฎใƒœใ‚ฏใ‚ตใƒผใฏ็ฌฌ๏ผ‘ใƒฉใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใง็›ธๆ‰‹ใ‚’ๅ€’ใ™ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใ ใจ่จ€ใฃใŸใ€‚
The boxer said he would knock down his opponent in the first round.
ใ‹ใฃใฆ
Freq #368
1

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

one's own convenience; one's way; selfishness

Examples
ใ„ใคใพใงใ‚‚ใถใคใใ•่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใฏๅ›ใฎๅ‹ๆ‰‹ใ ใ‘ใฉใญใ€ใใ‚Œใ˜ใ‚ƒใ‚ไบ‹ๆ…‹ใฏไฝ•ไธ€ใคๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ€‚
You can complain 'til the cows come home, but it's not going to make a bit of difference.
2

Common noun

surroundings; environment; way of doing things

Examples
ๅ›ใ‚‚ใ“ใฎๆ‰‹ใฎไป•ไบ‹ใฏๅˆใ‚ใฆใชใ‚“ใ ใ‚ใ†๏ผŸๅ‹ๆ‰‹ใŒใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‹ใพใงใฏใƒžใƒ‹ใƒฅใ‚ขใƒซ้€šใ‚Šใซใ‚„ใฃใฆใŠใ„ใŸใปใ†ใŒใ„ใ„ใ‚ˆใ€‚
It's your first time doing this kind of work. You should follow the manual exactly until you get more experience.
3

Common noun

convenience; ease of use

4

Common noun

financial circumstances; living; livelihood

5

Common noun

kitchen

6

Common noun

right hand (in archery); hand that pulls the bowstring

7

Noun, used as a prefix

unauthorised (e.g. phone app, WWW site); unofficial

ไธŠๆ‰‹ใ„
็พŽๅ‘ณใ„
ๆ—จใ„
ๅทงใ„
็”˜ใ„
็พŽใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #740
1

Esp. ไธŠๆ‰‹ใ„, ๅทงใ„

skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏใƒ†ใƒ‹ใ‚นใฏไธŠๆ‰‹ใ„ใŒใ€ๆฐดๆณณใฏไธ‹ๆ‰‹ใ ใ€‚
She's very good at tennis, but she's not much of a swimmer.
2

Esp. ๆ—จใ„, ็พŽๅ‘ณใ„, ็”˜ใ„

delicious; tasty; good; nice

Examples
ใ‚ใใ“ใฎ้ฃŸใน็‰ฉใฏใ†ใพใ„ใ—ๅ€คๆฎตใ‚‚ๅฎ‰ใ„ใŒใ€ๅœฐใฎๅˆฉใŒๆ‚ชใ„ใฎใŒ้›ฃ็‚นใ ใญใ€‚
That place's food is great, and their prices are good, but the fly in the ointment is their terrible location.
3

Esp. ๆ—จใ„

good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid

Examples
ใใ‚Œใฏใ‚ใพใ‚Šใซใ‚‚ใ†ใพใ™ใŽใ‚‹่ฉฑใ ใ€‚
That's too good a story to be true.
ๆ‰‹ใคใ ใ†
ใฆใคใ ใ†
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #854
1

to help; to assist; to aid

Examples
ใ„ใคใงใ‚‚ใŠๆ‰‹ไผใ„ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
I am always ready to help you.
2

to contribute to; to be a factor in

ใฆใซใ„ใ‚Œใ‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #1020
1

to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

Examples
ใฉใ†ใ‚„ใฃใฆใใฎใŠ้‡‘ใ‚’ๆ‰‹ใซๅ…ฅใ‚ŒใŸใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
How did you come by the money?
ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†ใฆ
Noun
Freq #1335
1

both hands; both arms

2

From the number of fingers on both hands; used as secret jargon

ten

ใฆใŒใฟ
Noun
Freq #1408
1

letter; note

Examples
ใ“ใ“ใซใ‚ใชใŸใ‚ใฆใฎๆ‰‹็ด™ใŒไฝ•้€šใ‹ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
Here are some letters for you.
ใฟใŽใฆ
Noun
Freq #1505
1

right hand

Examples
ๅณๆ‰‹ใŒใ—ใณใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚
My right hand is numb.
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

ใซใŒใฆ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #1621
1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)

Examples
็งใฏๆ•ฐๅญฆใฏ่‹ฆๆ‰‹ใ ใ€‚
I am out of my element in math.
2

not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

๐ŸŽ“

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