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็‹ญ
็‹ญ
9 strokes
Frequency: 1346
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

cramped
narrow
contract
tight

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ญใƒงใ‚ฆ
ใ‚ณใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ›ใพ.ใ„
ใ›ใฐ.ใ‚ใ‚‹
ใ›ใฐ.ใพใ‚‹
ใ•
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใฏใ–

Common Words

็‹ญใ„
ใ›ใพใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #1248
1

narrow; confined; small; cramped

Examples
ใ“ใฎ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฏ็งใŸใกใซใจใฃใฆ็‹ญใ™ใŽใ‚‹ใ€‚
This room is too small for us.
2

limited; narrow-minded; confining

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ็‹ญใ„็ฏ„ๅ›ฒใงใ—ใ‹็‰ฉใŒ่ฆ‹ใˆใชใ„ใ€‚
Her viewpoint is limited.
็‹ญ้–“
่ฟซ้–“
้–“
ใฏใ–ใพ
ใฏใ•ใพ
Noun
Freq #10571
1

interval; space; interstice; threshold

2

Also ็กฒ

valley; gorge; ravine

3

loophole (in a wall); crenel; eyelet

็‹ญใพใ‚‹
ใ›ใฐใพใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #18003
1

to narrow; to contract

Examples
ไธก่€…ใฎๆบใŒ็‹ญใพใฃใŸใ€‚
The gap between them has narrowed.
็‹ญใ‚ใ‚‹
ใ›ใฐใ‚ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #19343
1

to narrow; to reduce; to contract

ๆ‰€็‹ญใ—ใจ
ใจใ“ใ‚็‹ญใ—ใจ
ๆ‰€ใ›ใพใ—ใจ
ๆ‰€ใ›ใ—ใจ
ใจใ“ใ‚ใ›ใพใ—ใจ (ๆ‰€็‹ญใ—ใจ๏ผใจใ“ใ‚็‹ญใ—ใจ๏ผๆ‰€ใ›ใพใ—ใจ)
ใจใ“ใ‚ใ›ใ—ใจ (ๆ‰€็‹ญใ—ใจ๏ผใจใ“ใ‚็‹ญใ—ใจ๏ผๆ‰€ใ›ใ—ใจ)
Adverb
Freq #20157
1

crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

ๆ‰‹็‹ญ
ใฆใœใพ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #24942
1

narrow; small; cramped

Examples
ใ“ใฎ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ๆ‰‹็‹ญใชใฎใงใ€ใ‚‚ใ†ใ“ใ‚ŒไปฅไธŠๅฎถๅ…ทใ‚’็ฝฎใใฎใฏใ‚€ใ‚Šใ ใ‚ˆใ€‚
This room is very small, so it is impossible to put more furniture in it.
็‹ญ่‹ฆใ—ใ„
ใ›ใพใใ‚‹ใ—ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #25863
1

cramped

Examples
ใ“ใ‚“ใช็‹ญ่‹ฆใ—ใ„้ƒจๅฑ‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใฏไธ€ๅˆปใ‚‚ๆ—ฉใ่„ฑๅ‡บใ—ใŸใ„ใ‚ˆใ€‚
I want to move out of this cramped room as soon as I can.
็‹ญ
ใ›
Noun
Freq #27126
1

Usu. as ใ€œใ‚‚็‹ญใซ

narrowness; being cramped; being almost full

่‚ฉ่บซใŒ็‹ญใ„
ใ‹ใŸใฟใŒใ›ใพใ„
Expression
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #30347
1

feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority

็‹ญ้‡
ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #30657
1

narrow-minded; intolerant; petty

Examples
ๅฝผใฎไธŠๅฝนใฏ็‹ญ้‡ใ•ใ‚’่ปฝ่”‘ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
He is contemptuous of his boss's narrow mind.
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