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ๆ
ๆ
11 strokes
Frequency: 876
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

sketch
compose
write
draw
paint

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ“ใƒงใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใˆใŒ.ใ
ใ‹.ใ

Common Words

็”ปใ
ใˆใŒใ
ใ‹ใ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #855
1

to draw; to paint; to sketch

Examples
ใ‚„ใฃใจ็ตตใ‚’ๆใ็ต‚ใˆใŸใ€‚
Finally, I finished a painting.
2

ใˆใŒใ only

to depict; to describe

3

to picture in one's mind; to imagine

4

to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)

ๆƒณใ„ๆใ
ใŠใ‚‚ใ„ใˆใŒใ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #7232
1

to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

Examples
ใใฎๆ‚ฒใ—ใ„ๅ…‰ๆ™ฏใ‚’ๆ€ใ„ๆใใจๅฝผๅฅณใฎ็›ฎใซใฏๆถ™ใŒใ‚ใตใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
Her eyes were filled with tears when she pictured the sad scene to herself.
็ตตใ‚’ๆ›ธใ
ใˆใ‚’ใ‹ใ
ใˆใ‚’ใˆใŒใ (็ตตใ‚’ๆใ)
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #8561
1

to paint a picture; to draw a picture

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ๏ผ“๏ผๆญณใซใชใฃใฆใ‹ใ‚‰็ตตใ‚’ใ‹ใๅง‹ใ‚ใŸใ€‚
He didn't start to paint until he was thirty.
ใณใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใ‚ƒ
ๆๅฏซ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #11381
1

depiction; description; portrayal

Examples
ใใฎ็พŽใ—ใ•ใ‚’่จ€่‘‰ใงใฏๆๅ†™ใงใใชใ„ใ€‚
Words cannot describe the beauty.
ใ“ใ‚’ใˆใŒใ
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #11542
1

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc

ใˆใ‚“ใ‚’ใˆใŒใ
ใˆใ‚“ใ‚’ใ‹ใ
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #12962
1

ใˆใ‚“ใ‚’ใˆใŒใ only

to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle

Examples
็งใŸใกใฏ็ซใฎๅ‘จใ‚Šใซๅ††ใ‚’ๆใ„ใฆๅบงใฃใŸใ€‚
We sat around the fire in a circle.
2

to draw a circle

Examples
็งใฏใ‚ณใƒณใƒ‘ใ‚นใงๅ††ใ‚’ๆใ„ใŸใ€‚
I drew a circle with compasses.
ใˆใซใ‹ใ„ใŸใ‚ˆใ†
ใˆใซใˆใŒใ„ใŸใ‚ˆใ†
Expression
Freq #18028
1

the very picture of ...

Examples
็†ๆƒณใ‚’็ตตใซๆใ„ใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใช็”ทๆ€งใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
He was a man who was the very picture of her ideals.
ๆใใ ใ™
ใˆใŒใใ ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #20574
1

to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine

ๆใไธŠใ’ใ‚‹
ๆ›ธใใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹
ใ‹ใใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #20931
1

to finish writing; to complete

Examples
็งใฏๅ ฑๅ‘Šๆ›ธใ‚’ใ™ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šๆ›ธใไธŠใ’ใŸใ€‚
He wrote out a thorough report.
2

to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

ๆใๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹
ใ‹ใใฏใ˜ใ‚ใ‚‹
Ichidan verb
Freq #22156
1

Esp. ๆ›ธใๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹

to begin to write; to begin writing

2

Esp. ๆใๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹

to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

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