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ๆ’ฎ
ๆ’ฎ
15 strokes
Frequency: 1023
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

snapshot
take pictures

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ตใƒ„
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใจ.ใ‚‹
ใคใพ.ใ‚€
-ใฉ.ใ‚Š

Common Words

้Œฒใ‚‹
ใจใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #3114
1

ๆ’ฎใ‚‹ only

to take (a photograph)

Examples
ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ็งใฎๅฆนใ‚’ๆ’ฎใฃใŸๅ†™็œŸใงใ™ใ€‚
This is a picture of my sister.
2

Esp. ้Œฒใ‚‹

to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot

Examples
ใ“ใฎ็•ช็ต„ใ€ใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใซ้ŒฒใฃใฆใŠใ„ใฆใ€‚
Will you record this program on video for me?
ใ•ใคใˆใ„
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #3955
1

photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording

Examples
็งใฏๅ†™็œŸๆ’ฎๅฝฑใซ่ˆˆๅ‘ณใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
I have an interest in photography.
ๆ‘˜ใ‚€
ๆ‘˜ใพใ‚€
ๆ’ฎใ‚€
ๆŠ“ใ‚€
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #5493
1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.)

Examples
ๆฏใ‚’ๆญขใ‚ใฆ้ผปใ‚’ใคใพใฟใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Hold your breath and pinch your nostrils.
2

to pick up and eat; to snack on

3

to pick out (the main point); to summarize; to sum up

4

Usu. in the passive

to bewitch; to possess; to fascinate

ๅ†™็œŸใ‚’ใจใ‚‹
ใ—ใ‚ƒใ—ใ‚“ใ‚’ใจใ‚‹
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #7525
1

to take a picture; to take a photo

Examples
็งใฏๅฎถๆ—ใฎๅ†™็œŸใ‚’ๆ’ฎใฃใŸใ€‚
I took a picture of my family.
ใ†ใคใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #7818
1

to copy; to duplicate; to reproduce; to trace; to transcribe

Examples
ใ“ใฎใƒšใƒผใ‚ธใ‚’ใƒŽใƒผใƒˆใซๅ†™ใ—ใฆใŠใใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Copy this page in your notebook.
2

to describe; to depict; to portray; to express

3

to imitate; to model after

4

Also written as ๆ’ฎใ™

to take (a photo); to photograph; to film; to shoot

Examples
ใใฎๅ†™็œŸใฏ็ฉบใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ†™ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚‚ใฎใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The picture was taken from the air.
ๆ‘˜ใฟ
ๆ‘˜ใพใฟ
ๆ’ฎใฟ
ๆŠ“ใฟ
Freq #13893
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun

knob; handle; button

Examples
ใ“ใฎใคใพใฟใ‚’ๅ›žใ™ใ“ใจใงใƒ†ใƒฌใƒ“ใฎ่‰ฒใ‚’่ชฟ็ฏ€ใงใใพใ™ใ€‚
You can adjust the color on the TV by turning this knob.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun

snack (to have with a drink); side dish

Examples
ใƒ“ใƒผใƒซใฎๆ‘˜ใพใฟใŒใปใ—ใ„ใ€‚
I would like to have something to munch on with my beer.
3

Word usually written using kana alone; Suffix

a pinch (e.g. of salt)

4

Common noun; Computing

(file) handle

5

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix

picking; harvesting

ใจใ†ใ•ใค
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #20108
1

sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos; covert filming

Examples
ๅฎŸใฏใ€ๅคงใใชๅฃฐใง่จ€ใˆใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒใ€ใ“ใ“ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใ“ใฎใƒ“ใƒผใƒใง่‹ฅใ„ๅฅณๆ€งใŒ็›—ๆ’ฎใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ†ใ‚ใ•ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚
Actually, and I need to keep this quiet, but recently here there's a rumour that young women on this beach are having photos taken in secret of them.
ใคใพใฟใใ„
ๆ‘˜ใฟ้ฃŸใ„
ๆ‘˜ใพใฟ้ฃŸใ„
ๆ’ฎใฟ้ฃŸใ„
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #24006
1

eating with one's fingers

2

snitching food; snatched food; secret eating; food snatched and eaten without the meal starting

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚ญใ‚’ใคใพใฟ้ฃŸใ„ใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
He was seen to eat a piece of cake secretly.
3

embezzlement; misappropriation; exploiting something

4

flirting

ๆ‘˜ใฟๅ‡บใ™
ๆ‘˜ใพใฟๅ‡บใ™
ๆ’ฎใฟๅ‡บใ™
ใคใพใฟใ ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #30620
1

to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out

2

to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out

ใŠๆ‘˜ใฟ
ใŠๆ‘˜ใพใฟ
ใŠๆŠ“ใฟ
ใŠๆ’ฎใฟ
Polite
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #32178
1

snack (to have with a drink); side dish

Examples
ไฝ•ใ‹ใŠใคใพใฟใชใ„๏ผŸ
Do we have anything I can snack on?
๐ŸŽ“

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