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็„ก
็„ก
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Frequency: 274
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

nothingness
none
ain't
nothing
nil
not

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ 
ใƒ–
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใช.ใ„

Common Words

็„กใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #29
1

Word usually written using kana alone

nonexistent; not being (there)

Examples
๏ผ’ใคใฎๆ„่ฆ‹ใซๅคงใ—ใŸๅทฎใฏใชใ„ใ€‚
There is not much difference between the two opinions.
ๅผ•้€€ใ™ใ‚‹ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใฏๆฏ›้ ญใชใ„ใ€‚
I have no intention whatever of resigning.
2

unowned; not had; unpossessed

Examples
่ปŠใ‚‚ไฝ•ใ‚‚ใชใใ€็”Ÿๆดปไฟ่ญทใง็”Ÿใใฆใพใ™ใ€‚
I'm living on welfare, without a car or anything.
3

unique

4

As ...ใ“ใจใŒใชใ„, etc.; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility

not; impossible; won't happen

5

Auxiliary adjective; After the conjunctive form of an adjective

not

6

Auxiliary adjective; After the -te form of a verb

to not be; to have not

ใขใ‚ƒใชใ„
Expression
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #62
1

From ใงใฏใชใ„

is not; am not; are not

2

isn't it?

Expression
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #100
1

is not; am not; are not

Examples
ใ“ใฎ่จผๆ‹ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๅฝผใฏ็Šฏไบบใงใฏใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใซใชใ‚‹ใ€‚
From this evidence, it follows that he is not the criminal.
ใ‚€ใ‚Š
ใƒ ใƒช
Freq #276
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable

Examples
ใใ‚Œใฏ็„ก็†ใชๆณจๆ–‡ใ ใ€‚
Your demands are unreasonable.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

impossible

3

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun; Oft. adverbially as ใ€œใซ

forcible; forced; compulsory

4

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

5

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

to work too hard; to try too hard

6

Colloquial; Interjection

no way; not a chance; never; dream on

7

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Mathematics

irrational

Expression
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #323
1

is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; is not even ...

Examples
ใใฎไบ‹ๆ•…ใฏ่ชฐใฎใ›ใ„ใงใ‚‚ใชใ„ใ€‚
Nobody was to blame for the accident.
2

After a verb

does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...

็„กใใชใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #411
1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing

Examples
ใใ‚Œใง็–‘ใ„ใ‚’ใ•ใ—ใฏใ•ใ‚€ไฝ™ๅœฐใฏใชใใชใ‚‹ใ€‚
That leaves no room for doubt.
ใ‚ใชใŸใฎ้’ใ„ใƒšใƒณใŒใชใใชใฃใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
I misplaced your blue pen.
2

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more

Examples
ๆฎ‹ใ‚Šๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‚ใพใ‚ŠใชใใชใฃใฆใใŸใ€‚
The sands are running out.
3

to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

Examples
ใ‚„ใŒใฆใ“ใฎไธ–ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆˆฆไบ‰ใŒใชใใชใ‚‹ๆ—ฅใŒใใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚
The day will soon come when there will be no more wars in the world.
็„กใ„ใจ
Expression
Freq #432
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Abbreviation; Colloquial; After negative base of verb

have to (verb); must (verb)

Examples
ใ‚‚ใ†่กŒใ‹ใชใ„ใจใ€‚
Got to go now.
2

is indispensable; absolutely necessary

ใ˜ใ‚ƒ็„กใ„ใ‹
Expression
Usually kana
Freq #498
1

isn't it?

Examples
ใ‚ใ—ใŸ้›จใŒ้™ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ‹ใจๅฟƒ้…ใ ใ€‚
I'm afraid it will rain tomorrow.
2

After volitional form of verb

let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...; shouldn't we ...

Examples
ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‹ใ˜ใ‚ๆบ–ๅ‚™ใ—ใฆใŠใ“ใ†ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ‹ใ€‚
Let's get things ready beforehand.
Expression
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #588
1

After a verb

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...

Examples
็ฟŒๆœใพใงๅพ…ใคใ—ใ‹ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
There was nothing to do but wait until the next morning.
2

After a noun or counter

having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...; having no more than ...

Examples
้‡‘ใฏๅฐ‘ใ—ใ—ใ‹ใชใ„ใ€‚
I have little money.
ใƒใ‚นใฏ๏ผ’ๆ™‚้–“ใซไธ€ๆœฌใ—ใ‹ใชใ„ใฎใ‚ˆใ€‚
There is only one bus every two hours.
ไบ‹ใฏใชใ„
Expression
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #591
1

there is no need to ...

Examples
ๅ›ใŒใฒใฉใ„็›ฎใซใ‚ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ€‚
No harm will come to you.
2

never happens; there is never a time when

Examples
ใใ‚Œใฏๆฑบใ—ใฆๆถˆใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใชใ„ใ€‚
That will never disappear.
๐ŸŽ“

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