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ๆšฎ
ๆšฎ
14 strokes
Frequency: 978
JLPT N2
Grade 6

Meanings

evening
twilight
season's end
livelihood
make a living
spend time

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒœ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ.ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใ.ใ‚‰ใ™
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใใ‚‰ใ—
ใใ‚Œ
ใฝ

Common Words

ๆšฎใ™
ใใ‚‰ใ™
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #985
1

to live; to get along

Examples
๏ผ‘ๆ—ฅ๏ผ‘ใƒ‰ใƒซใงใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซใงๆšฎใ‚‰ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‘ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Do you think you can live on a dollar a day in America?
2

to spend (time)

ๆšฎใ—
ใใ‚‰ใ—
Noun suffix
Noun
Freq #2900
1

Usu. ใใ‚‰ใ— as a suffix

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

Examples
ใ‚‚ใฃใจ่‰ฏใ„ๆšฎใ‚‰ใ—ใŒใงใใพใ™ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€‚
May God show us a better life!
ใฒใŒใใ‚Œใ‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #6477
1

to set (sun); to become dark

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‚Œ
ๅค•ๆšฎ
Noun
Freq #8897
1

evening; dusk; twilight

Examples
ใใฎๆ ก่ˆŽใฏๅค•ๆšฎใ‚Œใฎไธญใซใใ‚‰ใใ‚‰ใจ่ผใ„ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
The school building was a blaze of light in the evening darkness.
๏ผ‘ไบบๆšฎใ‚‰ใ—
ใฒใจใ‚Šใใ‚‰ใ—
็‹ฌใ‚Šๆšฎใ‚‰ใ—
Noun
Freq #9561
1

living by oneself; living alone

Examples
ใƒžใƒฆใ‚ณใฏไธ€ไบบๆšฎใ‚‰ใ—ใซ่€ใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚
Mayuko can't bear living alone.
้€”ๆ–นใซใใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใจใปใ†ใซใใ‚Œใ‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #9776
1

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

Examples
ๆฌกใซไฝ•ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚Œใฐใ‚ˆใ„ใ‹ๅฝผใฏ้€”ๆ–นใซใใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
He didn't know what to do next.
ใ‚„ใผ
ใƒคใƒœ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #11765
1

boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive; thoughtless; dumb

Examples
ใƒปใƒปใƒป่จ€ใ„ใŸใ„ใ“ใจใฏ่‰ฒใ€…ใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใ ใŒใ€ใ“ใ“ใงๅฃใ‚’ๆŒŸใ‚€ใฎใฏ้‡Žๆšฎใจใ„ใ†ใ‚‚ใฎใ€‚
There are things I'd like to say but to butt in now would be what they call uncouth.
ใ‚ใ‘ใใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #16867
1

to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to be absorbed (in)

2

to pass (of days)

ๆ—ฅใใ‚Œ
ๆ—ฅๆšฎ
ใฒใใ‚Œ
Noun
Freq #22397
1

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

Examples
ๆ—ฅๆšฎใ‚Œๅ‰ใซใ‚ญใƒฃใƒณใƒ—ใซๆˆปใฃใŸใ€‚
We came back to camp before dark.

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

livelihood twilight

Constituents

The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.

๐Ÿงฉ day2
๐Ÿงฉ flowers
่Žซ graveyard
๐Ÿงฉ St. Bernard
๐Ÿงฉ sun2
ๅคง large
ๆ—ฅ day
ๆ—ฅ sun

Mnemonic Stories

At twilight, there must not be much sun remaining.

A vampireโ€™s livelihood (life circumstances) depends on the night; he must not ever be caught out in the sun.

๐ŸŽ“

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