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ๆ‰•
ๆ‰•
5 strokes
Frequency: 813
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

pay
clear out
prune
banish
dispose of

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ•ใƒ„
ใƒ’ใƒ„
ใƒ›ใƒ„
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใฏใ‚‰.ใ†
-ใฏใ‚‰.ใ„
-ใฐใ‚‰.ใ„
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใฏใ‚‰ใ„

Common Words

ใฏใ‚‰ใ†
ๆŽƒใ†
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #1077
1

to pay (e.g. money, bill)

Examples
ๆ‰•ใˆใ‚‹ใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ–ใพใ™ใ€‚
I'm not sure I can afford it.
2

to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches)

Examples
ใ‚ธใƒฃใƒƒใ‚ฏใฏใƒ–ใƒฉใ‚ทใงไธŠ็€ใฎใปใ“ใ‚Šใ‚’ๆ‰•ใฃใŸใ€‚
Jack brushed the dust off his coat.
3

to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)

4

to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of

5

to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern)

6

to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert

7

to move out (of one's own place); to vacate

8

to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside

9

to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy)

10

to reset (an abacus)

ๆŒฏๆ‰•ใ†
ใตใ‚Šใฏใ‚‰ใ†
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #4304
1

to shake off

Examples
็งใฏๅฝผใฎๆ‰‹ใ‚’ๆŒฏใ‚Šๆ‰•ใ†ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
I couldn't shake off his hand.
ใ—ใฏใ‚‰ใ†
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #4484
1

ๆ”ฏ is ateji

to pay

Examples
็งใฏใใฎๆœฌใซ๏ผ“ใƒ‰ใƒซๆ”ฏๆ‰•ใฃใŸใ€‚
I paid 3 dollars for the book.
ใ›ใใฐใ‚‰ใ„
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #5160
1

clearing one's throat; cough

Examples
่ฌ›ๆผ”่€…ใฏๅ’ณๆ‰•ใ„ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ€‚
The speaker cleared his throat.
ใŠใ„ใฏใ‚‰ใ†
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #5475
1

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

Examples
่ญฆๅฏŸใฏ็พค่ก†ใ‚’่ฟฝใ„ๆ‰•ใฃใŸใ€‚
The police turned away the crowd.
ใกใ‚…ใ†ใ„ใ‚’ใฏใ‚‰ใ†
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #7775
1

to pay attention (to)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็งใฎๅฟ ๅ‘Šใซๅ…จใๆณจๆ„ใ‚’ๆ‰•ใ‚ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
He paid no attention to my advice.
ๆ”ฏๆ‰•
ใ—ใฏใ‚‰ใ„
Noun
Freq #7889
1

payment

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅ€Ÿ้‡‘ใฎๆ”ฏๆ‰•ใ„ใ‚’่ฆๆฑ‚ใ—ใŸใ€‚
He demanded payment of the debt.
้…”ใฃใฑใ‚‰ใ†
ใ‚ˆใฃใฑใ‚‰ใ†
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #11033
1

to get drunk

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ้žๅธธใซ้…”ใฃใฑใ‚‰ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงๅฎถใพใง่ปŠใ‚’้‹่ปขใ—ใฆใ„ใใ“ใจใฏใงใใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
He was too drunk to drive home.
ๆ‰•ใ„้™คใ‘ใ‚‹
ใฏใ‚‰ใ„ใฎใ‘ใ‚‹
ๆ‰•ใ„้€€ใ‘ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #12688
1

to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

Examples
ๅฝผใฏไธๅฎ‰ใ‚’ๆ‰•ใ„ใฎใ‘ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใŸใ€‚
He tried to banish his anxiety.
ใชใŽๆ‰•ใ†
ใชใŽใฏใ‚‰ใ†
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #13302
1

to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away

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