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ๆŸ”
ๆŸ”
9 strokes
Frequency: 1187
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

tender
weakness
gentleness
softness

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ธใƒฅใ‚ฆ
ใƒ‹ใƒฅใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚„ใ‚.ใ‚‰ใ‹
ใ‚„ใ‚.ใ‚‰ใ‹ใ„
ใ‚„ใ‚
ใ‚„ใ‚.ใ‚‰
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใจใŠ

Common Words

่ปŸใ‚‰ใ‹ใ„
ใ‚„ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‹ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #1689
1

soft; tender; supple; flexible; limber; limp

Examples
็งใฏๆŸ”ใ‚‰ใ‹ใ„ใƒ™ใƒƒใƒ‰ใง็œ ใ‚‹ใฎใŒๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ€‚
I like to sleep on a soft bed.
2

gentle; mild; soft; mellow

Examples
้ขจใŒๆŸ”ใ‚‰ใ‹ใๆœจ็ซ‹ใซ่งฆใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
The wind gently kissed the trees.
3

light (topic, book, etc.); informal

4

flexible (thinking, mind, etc.); malleable; adaptable

่ปŸใ‚‰ใ‹
ใ‚„ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‹
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #3829
1

soft; tender; pliant; supple

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ่ƒŒใฎ้ซ˜ใ„ใปใฃใใ‚Šใ—ใŸๅฐ‘ๅฅณใงใ€้•ทใ„ใ‚„ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‹ใช่Œถ่‰ฒใฎ้ซชใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
She was a tall, thin girl with long, soft brown hair.
2

soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; gentle (demeanour, voice, etc.); mild

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๆŸ”ใ‚‰ใ‹ใชๅฃ่ชฟใง่ฉฑใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
She spoke in soft tones.
3

informal; light; flexible (e.g. thinking)

ๅ’Œใ‚„ใ‹
ๆŸ”ใ‚„ใ‹
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #5578
1

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

ใ‚„ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #7851
1

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

Examples
ๅฝผใฎๅ„ชใ—ใ„่จ€่‘‰ใงๅฝผๅฅณใฎๆฐ—ๆŒใกใŒๅ’Œใ‚‰ใ„ใ ใ€‚
She melted at his kind words.
ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใชใ‚“
Noun
Freq #8049
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

Examples
่€ƒใˆๆ–นใฏๆŸ”่ปŸใงใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚
You must be flexible in your thinking.
2

Abbreviation

calisthenics

ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ˜ใ‚…ใ‚“
ๆŸ”้ †
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #9955
1

obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant

Examples
ใ™ในใฆใฎใ‚‚ใฎใฏใ€ใŠ้‡‘ใซๅพ“้ †ใ ใ€‚
All things are obedient to money.
Adverb
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Usually kana
๏ฝžใจ Adverb
Freq #10717
1

softly; mildly; gently; politely

Examples
ๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜ใฏใใฎใƒ‡ใƒชใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆใช่ณชๅ•ใซ็ญ”ใˆใ‚‹ไบ‹ใ‚’ใ‚„ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚Šใจๆ‹’ๅฆใ—ใŸใ€‚
The president politely declined to answer the delicate question.
ใซใ‚…ใ†ใ‚
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #12138
1

gentle; mild; meek; tender

Examples
ๆŸ”ๅ’Œใช็ญ”ใฏๆ€’ใ‚Šใ‚’ใ—ใ‚Šใžใ‘ใ‚‹ใ€‚
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใฉใ†
Noun
Freq #17327
1

judo

Examples
ๆŸ”้“ใงใฏๅŠ›ใ‚ˆใ‚ŠๆŠ€ใฎใปใ†ใŒๅคงๅˆ‡ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
In judo, technique is more important than strength.
ใ‚†ใ†ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใตใ ใ‚“
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
ๅ››ๅญ—็†Ÿ่ชž
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #19318
1

indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

Examples
ๅฝผใฎๅ„ชๆŸ”ไธๆ–ญใ•ใซใ‚คใƒฉใ‚คใƒฉใ—ใŸใ€‚
I was irritated by his indecision.
๐ŸŽ“

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