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็މ
็މ
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Frequency: 737
JLPT N2
Grade 1

Meanings

jewel
ball

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฎใƒงใ‚ฏ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŸใพ
ใŸใพ-
-ใ ใพ
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใŠใ†
ใ ใ‚“

Common Words

็ƒ
็ 
ๅผพ
ใŸใพ
Freq #2570
1

Common noun

ball; sphere; globe; orb

2

Common noun

bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet

Examples
ๅฝผใฎ้กใซใฏ็މใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆฑ—ใŒๆตฎใ‹ใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸใ€‚
There were beads of sweat on his forehead.
3

Common noun; Esp. ็ƒ

ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball)

4

Common noun

pile (of noodles, etc.)

5

Common noun; Esp. ๅผพ

bullet

Examples
ๅผพใŒๅฝผใฎ้ ฌใ‚’ใ‹ใ™ใ‚ใŸใ€‚
The bullet grazed his cheek.
6

Common noun; Esp. ็ƒ

bulb (i.e. a light bulb)

7

Common noun

lens (of glasses, etc.)

8

Common noun; Esp. ็މ, ็ 

bead (of an abacus)

9

Slang; Abbreviation; Common noun; Esp. ็މ

ball (i.e. a testicle)

10

Common noun; Esp. ็މ, ็ ; also written as ็’ง

gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl

Examples
่‰ฑ้›ฃๆฑใ‚’็މใซใ™ใ€‚
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
11

Common noun

female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)

12

Derogatory; Common noun

person (when commenting on their nature); character

Examples
ใ“ใ„ใคใŒใใ‚“ใช็މใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ“ใจใชใ‚“ใฆใจใ†ใฎๆ˜”ใซ่งฃใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใ•ใ€‚
That's because, you see, I've known he isn't that sort of person from a long time back.
13

Common noun

item, funds or person used as part of a plot

14

็މ only; Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix

egg

15

็މ only; Noun, used as a suffix; Counter; Food, cooking

okonomiyaki

16

Noun, used as a suffix; Usu. ใ ใพ

coin

Examples
ใƒ‹ใƒƒใ‚ฑใƒซใฏ๏ผ•ใ‚ปใƒณใƒˆ็މใงใ™ใ€‚
A nickel is a five-cent coin.
17

Noun, used as a suffix

precious; beautiful; excellent

็މๅญ
ใŸใพใ”
Noun
Freq #3321
1

ๅต only

eggs; egg; spawn; roe

Examples
ๅตใ‚’ไธ€ใƒ€ใƒผใ‚นใฅใคใคใ‚ใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Pack eggs in dozens.
2

Oft. ็މๅญ in cooking

(hen's) egg

Examples
ๅตใฏ็กฌใใ‚†ใงใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Boil the eggs hard.
3

ๅต only; As ...ใฎๅต

a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); budding ...

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅŒป่€…ใฎๅตใ ใ€‚
He's a future doctor.
4

ๅต only

beginning; origin; infancy

ใŽใ‚‡ใใ–
Noun
Freq #8635
1

throne

ใ‚ใ ใพ
Noun
Freq #9079
1

eyeball

2

Abbreviation

special feature; centerpiece; showpiece; drawcard

3

Abbreviation

special program; loss leader

4

Abbreviation

sunny-side up fried egg

็މๅญ็„ผใ
ใŸใพใ”ใ‚„ใ
Noun
Freq #15327
1

Food, cooking

rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet)

2

Food, cooking

fried egg

3

frying pan for making rolled eggs

ใฒใฎใŸใพ
Noun
Freq #17827
1

fireball; ball of fire

2

will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern

ใŠใ‚„ใ ใพ
Noun
Freq #18524
1

boss; chief; head

็›ฎ็މ็„ผ
ใ‚ใ ใพใ‚„ใ
Noun
Freq #18543
1

fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg

Examples
่ปฝใ็›ฎ็މ็„ผใใซใงใ‚‚ใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Fried eggs, sunny-side up, easy please.
ใปใ†ใŽใ‚‡ใ
Noun
Freq #19978
1

jewel; precious stone; gem

ใŽใ‚‡ใใ•ใ„
็މๆ‘ง
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #21164
1

honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat

2

Colloquial

trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

jewel

Constituents

The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.

๐Ÿงฉ ball
ไธถ drop
๐Ÿงฉ earring
็Ž‹ king

Mnemonic Stories

The king is rumored to have only a single family jewel below his belt.

๐ŸŽ“

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