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็‰ก
็‰ก
7 strokes
Frequency: 2155
Grade 9

Meanings

male

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒœ
ใƒœใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŠใ™
ใŠ-
ใŠใ‚“-

Common Words

้›„
็‰ก
ใŠใ‚“
ใ‚ชใ‚น
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #9925
1

male (animal, plant)

Examples
้›„ใฎใใ˜ใ‚ƒใใฏๅฐพใฎ็พฝๆฏ›ใŒ่‰ฒๅฝฉ่ฑŠใ‹ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The male peacock has colorful tail feathers.
็‰กไธน
ใผใ†ใŸใ‚“
ใƒœใ‚ฟใƒณ
Noun
Freq #23652
1

Word usually written using kana alone

tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan

2

ใผใŸใ‚“ only

wild boar (meat)

็‰ก่ ฃ
็‰ก่›Ž
่ ฃ
็กด
ใผใ‚Œใ„ (็‰ก่ ฃ๏ผ็‰ก่›Ž)
ใ‚ซใ‚ญ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #37424
1

oyster; oyster shell

Examples
็‰ก่ ฃใฏใฉใ†ใ‚‚็งใฎไฝ“่ณชใซๅˆใ‚ใชใ„ใ€‚
Oysters don't agree with me.
ใใฎใ‚ซใ‚ญใ‚’้ฃŸในใŸไบ‹ใ‚’ๅพŒๆ‚”ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
I regret eating those oysters.
็”ท
ๅคซ
็‰ก
ใŠ
Freq #38601
1

Noun, used as a prefix; Noun, used as a suffix

male

2

Noun, used as a prefix

manly; brave; heroic

3

Noun, used as a prefix

larger (of the two); greater

4

Archaic; Common noun

man

5

Archaic; Common noun

husband

้›„็‰›
ใŠใ†ใ—
Noun
Freq #54449
1

bull; ox; steer

Examples
ใ‚„ใคใ‚‰ใฏ้›„็‰›ใ‚’ไธธ็„ผใใซใ™ใ‚‹ใใ‚‰ใ„ใฎ็ซใ‚’ใŠใ“ใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
They had lit a fire fit to roast an ox.
้›„้ถ
้›„้ณฅ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #60626
1

้›„้ณฅ only

male bird

Examples
ใŠใ‚“ใฉใ‚Šใซๆ™‚ใ‚’ๅ‘Šใ’ใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ใฎใฏใ€ใ‚ใ‚“ใฉใ‚Šใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
It is the hen that makes the rooster crow.
2

Esp. ้›„้ถ

cock; rooster

้›„้นฟ
ใŠใ˜ใ‹
ใŠใ—ใ‹
ใŠใ‹
Noun
Freq #63260
1

buck (male deer)

ใผใŸ้ค…
็‰กไธน้ค…
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #72955
1

adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi

Examples
็‰กไธน้ค…ใง่…ฐๆ‰“ใคใ€‚
His bread is buttered on both sides.
ๆฃšใƒœใ‚ฟ
ๆฃšใผใŸ
ใ‚ฟใƒŠใƒœใ‚ฟ
ๆฃš็‰กไธน
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #73166
1

Abbreviation

godsend; windfall

้›„็Œซ
็”ท็Œซ
็‰ก็Œซ
ใ‚ชใ‚นใญใ“ (ใ‚ชใ‚น็Œซ)
ใŠใ™ใญใ“ (้›„็Œซ๏ผ็‰ก็Œซ)
ใŠใญใ“ (้›„็Œซ๏ผ็”ท็Œซ๏ผ็‰ก็Œซ)
Noun
Freq #89219
1

tomcat; male cat

๐ŸŽ“

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