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ๆŠ˜
ๆŠ˜
7 strokes
Frequency: 962
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

fold
break
fracture
bend
yield
submit

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ปใƒ„
ใ‚ทใƒฃใ‚ฏ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŠ.ใ‚‹
ใŠใ‚Š
ใŠ.ใ‚Š
-ใŠ.ใ‚Š
ใŠ.ใ‚Œใ‚‹
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ›ใ

Common Words

ๆŠ˜่ง’
ใ€Š ๅˆ‡่ง’ ใ€‹
Usually kana
Freq #746
1

Adverb (fukushi); Common noun

with trouble; at great pains

Examples
ใ›ใฃใ‹ใใฎ่‹ฆๅŠดใ‚‚ใ‚ใ ใซใชใฃใŸใ€‚
All my pains went for nothing.
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited

Examples
ใŠๅ‰ใŒๅคงๅฃฐๅ‡บใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ›ใฃใ‹ใใฎใ‚ทใƒฃใƒƒใ‚ฟใƒผใƒใƒฃใƒณใ‚นใ‚’้€ƒใ—ใกใ‚ƒใฃใŸใ‚ˆใ€‚
You just made me miss the perfect shot when you hollered.
3

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

kind; generous

Examples
ใ“ใ†ใ„ใ†ไบ‹ๆƒ…ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๆฎ‹ๅฟตใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ใ›ใฃใ‹ใใฎใ”ๆ‹›ๅพ…ใ‚’ใŠๅ—ใ‘ใ„ใŸใ—ใ‹ใญใ‚‹ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
As such is the case, I am sorry I can't accept your kind invitation.
4

Adverb (fukushi)

specially; especially; expressly

Examples
ใ›ใฃใ‹ใ้›จใฎไธญใ‚’ไผšใ„ใซ่กŒใฃใŸใฎใซๅฝผๅฅณใฏ็•™ๅฎˆใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
Though I went to see her all the way in the rain, she was out.
ใŠใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #2157
1

to break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture

Examples
ๅŒป่€…ใฏๅฝผใฎๆŠ˜ใ‚ŒใŸ่ถณใ‚’ใคใ„ใ ใ€‚
The doctor set his broken leg.
2

to be folded

3

to give in; to back down; to yield; to submit

Examples
ใคใ„ใซใƒใ‚นไผš็คพใŒๆŠ˜ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
At last, the bus company gave in.
4

to turn (a corner)

ใŠใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #3622
1

to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)

Examples
ๆœ€ๅพŒใฎใ‚ใ‚‰ไธ€ๆœฌใŒใ‚‰ใใ ใฎ่ƒŒ้ชจใ‚’ๆŠ˜ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The last straw breaks the camel's back.
่ฝ้ฆฌใฎ็ตๆžœ่ถณใ‚’ๆŠ˜ใฃใŸใ€‚
The fall from the horse resulted in a broken leg.
2

to fold; to bend

Examples
ๆŠ˜ใ‚ใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ‚‚ๆŒ‡ใŒๅผฑใใชใ‚Šใ™ใŽใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
Her fingers were too weak to fold it.
3

to make (origami)

4

to interrupt; to end

ๆ™‚ใŠใ‚Š
ๆ™‚ๆŠ˜ใ‚Š
ใจใใŠใ‚Š
ใจใใ‚ˆใ‚Š (ๆ™‚ๆŠ˜๏ผๆ™‚ๆŠ˜ใ‚Š)
Adverb
Freq #3784
1

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

Examples
็งใฏๆ™‚ใŠใ‚Šๅญฆๆ กใงๅฝผใซไผšใ†ใ€‚
I meet him at school now and then.
ๆŠ˜ใ‚Š
ใŠใ‚Š
Freq #5595
1

Common noun; Adverb (fukushi); Esp. ๆŠ˜

opportunity; chance; occasion; time

Examples
ใŠๆš‡ใฎๆŠ˜ใซใฏใœใฒ้Šใณใซๆฅใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Do come and see us when you are free.
2

Common noun; Esp. ๆŠ˜ใ‚Š

folding; fold; pleat; crease

3

Common noun; Esp. ๆŠ˜ใ‚Š

small food box (wooden or cardboard)

4

Noun, used as a suffix; As ไบŒใคๆŠ˜ใ‚Š, ไธ‰ใคๆŠ˜ใ‚Š, etc.; number indicates the number of layers after folding

folding in ... (two, three, etc.)

5

Counter

counter for folded items

6

Counter

counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako

ใ‹ใ„ใ›ใ
่งฃๆŠ˜
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #6943
1

analysis; analytical study

Examples
ใƒ’ใƒผใƒˆใ‚ขใ‚คใƒฉใƒณใƒ‰็พ่ฑกใฎๅฎŸไฝ“่งฃๆžใจๅฏพ็ญ–ใฎใ‚ใ‚Šๆ–นใซใคใ„ใฆใ€‚
An analysis of the nature of the heat island phenomenon and countermeasures.
2

parsing; parse

ๅœงใ—ๆŠ˜ใ‚‹
ใธใ—ใŠใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #10795
1

to smash; to break

ใ“ใฃใ›ใค
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #11077
1

bone fracture

Examples
ๅณ่…•ใ‚’้ชจๆŠ˜ใ—ใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚
I think my right arm is broken.
ใปใญใŒใŠใ‚Œใ‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #11638
1

Idiomatic expression

to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)

Examples
ๅˆใ‚ใฏ้žๅธธใซ้ชจใŒๆŠ˜ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
I had great difficulty at the beginning.
ใ–ใ›ใค
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #14670
1

setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

Examples
่ณ‡้‡‘ไธ่ถณใฎใŸใ‚ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚ใ‚Œใฎ่จˆ็”ปใฏๆŒซๆŠ˜ใ—ใŸใ€‚
Our plan failed because of the shortage of funds.
๐ŸŽ“

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