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ๆŒฟ
ๆŒฟ
10 strokes
Frequency: 1908
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

insert
put in
graft
wear (sword)

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฝใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ•.ใ™
ใฏใ•.ใ‚€

Common Words

ๆŒฟใ‚€
ใฏใ•ใ‚€
ใƒใ‚ตใ‚€
ๆŒพใ‚€
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #1957
1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides)

2

to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ่€ณใซ้‰›็ญ†ใ‚’ๆŒŸใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
He stuck his pencil behind his ear.
3

to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to pinch

Examples
ใƒ‰ใ‚ขใซๆŒ‡ใ‚’ใฏใ•ใฟใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
I caught my finger in the door.
4

to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings); to interpose (e.g. an objection); to interject; to throw in (e.g. a joke)

5

to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.); to have between each other; to be across (a street, river, etc.)

Examples
ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏใƒ†ใƒผใƒ–ใƒซใ‚’ใฏใ•ใ‚“ใงๅ‘ใ‹ใ„ๅˆใฃใŸใ€‚
They confronted each other across the table.
6

to harbour (feelings); to cast (e.g. doubt)

Examples
ๅฝผใฎๆ…‹ๅบฆใซใฏ็–‘ใ„ใ‚’ใฏใ•ใ‚€ไฝ™ๅœฐใŒใชใ„ใ€‚
His behavior is above suspicion.
7

Word usually written using kana alone; Go (game); Usu. ใƒใ‚ตใ‚€

to pincer

ใใ†ใซใ‚…ใ†
ๆ’ๅ…ฅ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #8743
1

insertion; incorporation; infixing

Examples
ใใฎไฝœๅฎถใฎๆ–‡ไฝ“ใฏๆŒฟๅ…ฅ่ชžๅฅใŒๅคšใ„ใ€‚
The writer has a parenthetic style.
้‡˜ใ‚’ใ•ใ™
ใ‚ฏใ‚ฎใ‚’ๅˆบใ™
ใใŽใ‚’ใ•ใ™
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #10107
1

Idiomatic expression

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; to drive in a nail

Examples
ๅฎŸ้š›ใฏใใ‚“ใชใ“ใจใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใชใ„ใŒใ€้‡˜ใ‚’ๅˆบใ™ใซใฏใกใ‚‡ใ†ใฉใ‚ˆใ•ใใ†ใ ใ€‚
There's no way something like that would really happen, but it seemed just right to drive the point home.
ใฏใ•ใฟ
ใƒใ‚ตใƒŸ
Noun
Freq #13793
1

clip

2

Word usually written using kana alone; Go (game); Usu. ใƒใ‚ตใƒŸ

pincer

ใ•ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #15973
1

to insert; to put in

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใƒœใ‚ฟใƒณใฎ็ฉดใซ่Šฑใ‚’ๆŒฟใ—ใŸใ€‚
He stuck a flower in his buttonhole.
2

to plant (a cutting); to strike

3

to arrange (flowers)

4

to wear (a sword) in one's belt

5

to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten

ใ„ใ‚Œใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #18226
1

Slang; From ๆŒฟๅ…ฅ and ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹

to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)

ๆŠฝๆŒฟ
ใกใ‚…ใ†ใใ†
Noun
Freq #23403
1

Slang

in and out movement (esp. during intercourse); pistoning

ๆŒฟใ—็ตต
ใ•ใ—็ตต
ใ•ใ—ใˆ
Noun
Freq #23537
1

illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture

Examples
ใ“ใฎๆœฌใซใฏ็พŽใ—ใ„ๆŒฟ็ตตใŒๅ…ฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
This book is beautifully illustrated.
็ฐช
้ซชๆŒฟ
้‡ต
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #27709
1

ornamental hairpin

ๅทฎใ—ๆ›ฟใˆใ‚‹
ๆŒฟใ—ๆ›ฟใˆใ‚‹
ใ•ใ—ใ‹ใˆใ‚‹
ๅทฎๆ›ฟใˆใ‚‹
ๅทฎๆ›ใˆใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #39209
1

to change; to replace

๐ŸŽ“

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