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ๆ‘ฉ
ๆ‘ฉ
15 strokes
Frequency: 1252
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

chafe
rub
polish
grind
scrape

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒž
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใพ.ใ™ใ‚‹
ใ•ใ™.ใ‚‹
ใ™.ใ‚‹

Common Words

ใ€Š ่ชค้ญ”ๅŒ–ใ™ ใ€‹
ใ€Š ่ชคๆ‘ฉๅŒ–ใ™ ใ€‹
ใ€Š ่ƒก้บปๅŒ–ใ™ ใ€‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #3538
1

to deceive; to cheat; to swindle

Examples
ใใ‚“ใชๆ‰‹ใง็งใฎ็›ฎใ‚’ใ”ใพใ‹ใใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ‚‚็„ก้ง„ใ ใ€‚
You can't fool me with a trick like that.
2

to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook

Examples
ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏ็จŽ้‡‘ใ‚’้€ƒใ‚Œใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซๅธณใ˜ใ‚Šใ‚’ใ”ใพใ‹ใ—ใŸใ€‚
They falsified the account balances to evade the tax.
3

to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใใฎใ“ใจใ‚’็ฌ‘ใฃใฆใ”ใพใ‹ใ—ใŸใ€‚
He laughed the matter away.
4

to embezzle; to pocket

ๆ“‚ใ‚‹
ใ™ใ‚‹
ๆ‘ฉใ‚‹
็ฃจใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #5052
1

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)

Examples
ใ‚ฑใƒชใƒผใฏใƒžใƒƒใƒใ‚’ๆ“ฆใฃใฆใƒ‘ใ‚คใƒ—ใธใ‚‚ใฃใฆใ„ใฃใŸใ€‚
Kelly struck a match and put it to his pipe.
2

to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)

Examples
ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใญๅ…จ้ƒจใ™ใฃใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ€‚
We shot our wad.
ๆ‘ฉใ‚‹
ๆ“ฆใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #5552
1

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

Examples
่ƒธใ‚’ใ•ใ™ใฃใฆใ‚ใ’ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚
Would you like me to massage your chest?
็ฃจใ‚Œใ‚‹
ๆ‘ฉใ‚Œใ‚‹
ๆ“‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใ™ใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #10876
1

to rub; to chafe

2

to wear out; to become worn

3

to lose one's innocence; to become sly

ใ ใ‚“ใพใคใพ
ๆ–ญๆœซๆ‘ฉ
Noun
Freq #11357
1

one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death

Examples
ใใ†ใงใ™ใ€็•ฐๅธธ้Ÿณใฏ็ฉบๅ†ทใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใฎๆœ€ๅพŒใฎๆ–ญๆœซ้ญ”ใ ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
That's right, that strange sound was the final death scream of the cooling fan.
ใพใ•ใค
Noun
Freq #14568
1

Physics

friction

Examples
ใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒคใฏใ‚ดใƒ ใจ่ทฏ้ขใฎๆ‘ฉๆ“ฆใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆใ™ใ‚Šๆธ›ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Tires wear down because of friction between the rubber and the road surface.
2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

rubbing; chafing

3

discord; friction; strife; conflict

Examples
็ฑณๅ›ฝไบบใจใ‚คใ‚ฎใƒชใ‚นไบบใจใฎ้–“ใฎๆ‘ฉๆ“ฆใŒ้ซ˜ใพใฃใŸใ€‚
Friction between the Americans and the British mounted.
ๆ‘ฉใ‚Šๆ›ฟใˆใ‚‹
ใ™ใ‚Šใ‹ใˆใ‚‹
ๆŽใ‚Šๆ›ฟใˆใ‚‹
ๆ“ฆใ‚Šๆ›ฟใˆใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #15837
1

to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)

ใ‚นใƒฌใ‚นใƒฌ
ๆ“ฆใ‚Œๆ“ฆใ‚Œ
ๆ‘ฉใ‚Œๆ‘ฉใ‚Œ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #16365
1

grazing; skimming; almost touching; passing within inches; being within a whisker; shaving close

Examples
่‡ชๅ‹•่ปŠใฏ่ง’ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚Œใ™ใ‚Œใซ้€šใฃใŸใ€‚
The car just shaved the corner.
2

barely; just; narrowly; by a slim margin

ใ™ใ‚Šๅฏ„ใ‚‹
ๆ“ฆๅฏ„ใ‚‹
ๆ‘ฉใ‚Šๅฏ„ใ‚‹
ๆ‘ฉๅฏ„ใ‚‹
ใ™ใ‚Šใ‚ˆใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #18581
1

to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

ๆ‘ฉ็พ…
ใพใ‚‰
Noun
Freq #21754
1

Buddhism

Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment

2

Buddhism

obstacle to enlightenment

3

Word usually written using kana alone; Colloquial; Usu. written as ใƒžใƒฉ

penis

๐ŸŽ“

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