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ๆธ›
ๆธ›
12 strokes
Frequency: 261
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

dwindle
decrease
reduce
decline
curtail
get hungry

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฒใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใธ.ใ‚‹
ใธ.ใ‚‰ใ™

Common Words

ใธใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #1215
1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

Examples
ไผšๅ“กใฏ๏ผ•ไบบใซๆธ›ใฃใŸใ€‚
The number of members decreased to five.
ใธใ‚‰ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #2945
1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

Examples
ใ‚ธใƒงใ‚ฎใƒณใ‚ฐใงใ‚‚ใ—ใฆไฝ“้‡ใ‚’ๆธ›ใ‚‰ใ™ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ—ใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Try to lose weight by jogging.
ใ„ใ„ใ‹ใ’ใ‚“
Freq #3482
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

irresponsible; perfunctory; careless

Examples
ใ„ใ„ใ‹ใ’ใ‚“ใช่ฉฑใฏใ‚„ใ‚ใ‚ใ€‚
Don't give me that!
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague

Examples
ใ„ใ„ใ‹ใ’ใ‚“ใซไป•ไบ‹ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใชใ€‚
Don't do the job just any old way.
3

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Adverb (fukushi); Used to express one's wish for something to end

(already) enough

Examples
ใ“ใฎ้™ใ‹ใช็”Ÿๆดปใซใฏใ„ใ„ๅŠ ๆธ›้ฃฝใใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ€‚
I'm about tired of this quiet life.
4

Adverb (fukushi)

considerably; quite; rather; pretty

Examples
ใ‚นใƒŸใ‚นๅคซๅฆปใฎใƒ†ใƒฌใƒ“ใซใฏใ„ใ„ใ‹ใ’ใ‚“ใ†ใ‚“ใ–ใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚
He's just about had enough of the Smiths' TV.
ใ‹ใ’ใ‚“
Freq #4140
1

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix

degree; extent; amount; balance; state; condition

Examples
ใŠ่‚‰ใฎ็„ผใๅŠ ๆธ›ใฏใ€ใ„ใ‹ใŒใชใ•ใ„ใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
How would you like your steak cooked?
2

Common noun

(health) condition; state of health

Examples
ๆฏใฎๅŠ ๆธ›ใฏๅฐ‘ใ—ใ‚‚ใ‚ˆใใชใฃใฆใ„ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚ใ‚€ใ—ใ‚ๆ‚ชใใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
My mother was not feeling any better. If anything, she looked worse.
3

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

adjustment; moderation; regulation

4

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

addition and subtraction

5

Noun, used as a suffix

slight sign of ...; slight state of ...

6

Noun, used as a suffix

just right for ...

ใฆใ‹ใ’ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #5141
1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; knack; skill

2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion; going easy (on someone)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๆ‰‹ๅŠ ๆธ›ใ‚’ใ—ใชใ„ไบบใงใ™ใ€‚
He likes to play hardball with people.
ใ’ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #7853
1

decrease; reduction; decline

Examples
ใ‚ใพใ‚Šใƒใƒผใƒ ใซ้ ผใ‚Šใ™ใŽใ‚‹ใจใ€ๅ€‹ไบบใฎ้—˜ไบ‰ๆœฌ่ƒฝใŒๆธ›ๅฐ‘ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚
When you rely on the team too much, it may reduce your individual competitive instincts.
่…นใŒใธใ‚‹
ใฏใ‚‰ใŒใธใ‚‹
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #10009
1

to become hungry

Examples
่…นใŒๆธ›ใฃใฆใฏๆˆฆใŒใงใใฌใ€‚
An army travels on its stomach.
ๅฅฝใ„ๅŠ ๆธ›ใซใ™ใ‚‹
ใ„ใ„ใ‹ใ’ใ‚“ใซใ™ใ‚‹
Expression
ใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Freq #10260
1

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

Examples
ใ—ใ‚ƒในใ‚‹ใฎใ‚‚ใ„ใ„ๅŠ ๆธ›ใซใ—ใŸใ‚‰ใ€‚
Quit talking, will you?
ใ„ใ„ใ‹ใ’ใ‚“ใซใ—ใ‚
Expression
Freq #11229
1

that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

Examples
ใ„ใ„ๅŠ ๆธ›ใซใ—ใ‚ใฃใคใฎใ€‚ๆตๅญใ•ใ‚“ใ€ๅซŒใŒใฃใฆใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ€‚
I said 'Quit it'. Can't you see Keiko hates that?
ใ‚ใ‚Šใ“ใ‚€
ๆธ›ใ‚Š่พผใ‚€
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #11473
1

to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in

Examples
ไบŒๅฐใฎใƒใƒณใŒๆฟ€็ชใ—ใฆใ‚ใ‚Š่พผใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
The two vans telescoped together.
๐ŸŽ“

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