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ๆบ
ๆบ
12 strokes
Frequency: 1079
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

swing
shake
sway
rock
tremble
vibrate

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒจใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚†.ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใ‚†.ใ‚‹
ใ‚†.ใ‚‰ใ
ใ‚†.ใ‚‹ใ
ใ‚†.ใ™ใ‚‹
ใ‚†.ใ•ใถใ‚‹
ใ‚†.ใ™ใถใ‚‹
ใ†ใ”.ใ

Common Words

ใ‚†ใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #1490
1

to shake; to sway; to rock; to swing; to tremble; to jolt; to pitch; to roll; to flicker

Examples
ๅคงๅœฐใŒๆบใ‚Œใ‚‹ใฎใŒๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
The earth was felt to tremble.
2

to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken; to waver

ใฉใ†ใ‚ˆใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #1778
1

shaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation

2

disturbance; unrest; agitation; excitement; commotion; turmoil; discomposure; feeling shaken

Examples
ใ“ใฎใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใ‚นใ‚’่žใ„ใฆ้žๅธธใซๅ‹•ๆบใ—ใŸใ€‚
I was profoundly disturbed by this news.
ใ‚†ใ‚‰ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #3216
1

to rock; to shake; to swing

Examples
ใใ—ใฆใ€ๅพใ€…ใซใ‚นใƒ”ใƒผใƒ‰ใ‚’ไธŠใ’ใฆใ€ไน—ๅฎขใŸใกใ‚’ๅณใซๅทฆใซใจๆบใ‚‰ใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ใƒˆใƒณใƒใƒซใฎไธญใ‚’็ชใ้€ฒใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
Then, gathering speed, it raced through the tunnel, shaking the passengers from side to side.
ใ‚†ใ•ใถใ‚‹
ๆบใ•ๆŒฏใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #5149
1

to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing; to sway

Examples
ๅœฐ้œ‡ใŒ็ช็„ถใ€ๅปบ็‰ฉใ‚’ใ‚†ใ•ใถใฃใŸใ€‚
The earthquake suddenly shook the buildings.
2

to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to shock; to upset

Examples
ๅผทใ„ๅ††ใŒ็ตŒๆธˆใ‚’ๆบใ•ใถใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
A strong yen is shaking the economy.
3

Baseball

to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

ใ‚†ใ‚‰ใ
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #5215
1

to swing; to sway; to shake; to tremble

2

to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

ใ‚†ใ™ใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #6778
1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

Examples
ๅœฐ้œ‡ใŒๅคงๅœฐใ‚’ๆบใ™ใฃใŸใ€‚
The earthquake shook the ground.
2

Word usually written using kana alone

to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

ใ‚†ใ‚Œ
Noun
Freq #6806
1

shaking; shake; jolt; jolting; vibration; tremor; flickering

Examples
ๅœฐ้œ‡ใฎใ‚ใจๅฐใ•ใชใ‚†ใ‚ŒใŒไฝ•ๅ›žใ‹ใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚
Several slight shocks followed the earthquake.
2

unsettledness; instability; vacillating; wavering

3

Linguistics

existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word

ใ‚†ใ‚‹
ๆท˜ใ‚‹
ๆฑฐใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #7231
1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

Examples
ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฎ่ˆนใฏๆณขใซๆบใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
Their ship was at the mercy of the waves.
ๆบใ‚‰ๆบใ‚‰
ใƒฆใƒฉใƒฆใƒฉ
Adverb
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Onomatopoeic
Usually kana
๏ฝžใจ Adverb
Freq #7267
1

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

ใ‚†ใ‚‰ใ‚ใ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #10025
1

to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

Examples
ใ‚ใ†ใใใฎ็ซใฏ๏ผ’ใ€๏ผ“ๅ›žใ‚†ใ‚‰ใ‚ใ„ใฆๆถˆใˆใŸใ€‚
The candle flickered a few times and then went out.
๐ŸŽ“

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