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ๆš—
ๆš—
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Frequency: 1040
JLPT N3
Grade 3

Meanings

darkness
disappear
shade
informal
grow dark
be blinded

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ขใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใใ‚‰.ใ„
ใใ‚‰.ใ‚€
ใใ‚Œ.ใ‚‹

Common Words

ใใ‚‰ใ„
ๆ˜ใ„
ๅ†ฅใ„
้—‡ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #881
1

dark; gloomy; murky

Examples
ใ‚ใŸใ‚ŠใŒใ‚‚ใ†ๆš—ใใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซๆฐ—ใŒใคใ„ใŸใ€‚
I observed that it had already got dark.
2

depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood)

3

dark (in colour); dull

4

ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious

5

unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising

6

As ใ€œใซๆš—ใ„

unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of)

ใใ‚‰ใ‚„ใฟ
Noun
Freq #3376
1

darkness; the dark

Examples
ๆš—้—‡ใฎไธญใงๅฐใ•ใช็‰ฉใŒๅ‹•ใ„ใŸใ€‚
A tiny object moved in the dark.
ใ†ใ™ใใ‚‰ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #3527
1

dim; gloomy

Examples
่–„ๆš—ใ„ๅ…‰ใฎไธญใงๅฝผใฎ้ก”ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใŸใ€‚
I saw his face in the dim light.
ใพใฃใใ‚‰
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #4595
1

pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark

Examples
ๅค–ใฏ็œŸใฃๆš—ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
It was pitch black outside.
2

very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

ใใ‚Œใ‚‹
ๆ˜ใ‚Œใ‚‹
็œฉใ‚Œใ‚‹
ๆš—ใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #7745
1

to get dark; to grow dark

Examples
ๅ†ฌใฎๆ—ฅใฏ้€Ÿใๆšฎใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚
The night falls fast in winter.
2

to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to close

3

to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought); to be overcome with

ใ‚ใ‚“ใ•ใค
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #8231
1

assassination

Examples
ใใฎใƒคใ‚ฏใ‚ถ้”ใฏๅฏพ็ซ‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใƒคใ‚ฏใ‚ถใฎ่ฆชๅˆ†ใ‚’ๆš—ๆฎบใ™ใ‚‹่จˆ็”ปใฎไปฒ้–“ใซๅฝผใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
The gangsters let him in on their plan to knock off a rival gang leader.
ใ‚ใ‚“ใ“ใ
้—‡้ป’
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #8702
1

darkness

Examples
็งใฏไปŠใพใ•ใซๆœ€ๅพŒใฎๆ—…่ทฏใซใคใใ€ๆš—้ป’ใธใจไธ€ๅคง้ฃ›่บใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.
ใใ‚‰ใŒใ‚Š
Noun
Freq #8742
1

darkness

Examples
ๆš—ใŒใ‚Šใฎไธญใงไฝ•ใ‚‚่ฆ‹ใˆใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใงใ€็งใŸใกใฏๅ‹•ใ‘ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
Not seeing anything in the dark, we couldn't move.
ใ‚ใ‚“ใ•ใคใ—ใ‚ƒ
Noun
Freq #9441
1

assassin

Examples
ใƒžใƒผใƒ†ใ‚คใƒณใƒปใƒซใƒผใ‚ตใƒผใƒปใ‚ญใƒณใ‚ฐใƒปใ‚ธใƒฅใƒ‹ใ‚ขใฏๆš—ๆฎบ่€…ใฎๅ‡ถๅผพใงๅ‘ฝใ‚’่ฝใจใ—ใŸใฎใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Martin Luther King, Jr., a man of peace, was killed by an assassin's bullet.
ใ‚ใ‚“ใ˜
Noun
Freq #10060
1

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

hint; suggestion; clue; implication

Examples
ๅฝผใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใฏไฝ•ใ‚’ๆš—็คบใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ€‚
What do his words imply?
2

Psychology

suggestion

๐ŸŽ“

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