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็ก
็ก
13 strokes
Frequency: 1739
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

drowsy
sleep
die

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚นใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใญใ‚€.ใ‚‹
ใญใ‚€.ใ„

Common Words

็กใ‚‹
ใญใ‚€ใ‚‹
ใญใถใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #690
1

to sleep

Examples
ใ‚‚ใ—็œ ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใฎใง็›ฎ่ฆšใ—ๆ™‚่จˆใ‚’ใ‚ปใƒƒใƒˆใ—ใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
In case you sleep, set the alarm.
2

to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏไปŠๅœฐไธ‹ใซ็œ ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
He is dead and buried now.
3

ใญใ‚€ใ‚‹ only

to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; to lie untapped; to lie untouched

4

Archaic

to close one's eyes

็กใ„
ใญใ‚€ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #2533
1

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็œ ใใฆ็žผใŒ้‡ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
His eyes were heavy with sleep.
ใญใ‚€ใ‚Š
็กใ‚Š
ใญใถใ‚Š
Noun
Freq #4824
1

sleep; sleeping

Examples
ใใฎ้Ÿณใงๅฝผๅฅณใฏ็œ ใ‚Šใ‹ใ‚‰่ฆšใ‚ใŸใ€‚
The sound roused her from sleep.
2

inactivity

3

Euphemistic

death

็œ ใ‘
็กๆฐ—
ใญใ‚€ใ‘
Noun
Freq #6346
1

sleepiness; drowsiness

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅ‹‰ๅผทใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใฉใ†ใ—ใฆ็œ ๆฐ—ใ‚’ๅ‚ฌใ™ใฎใ ใ‚ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚
Why should he feel drowsy whenever he begins to study?
ใ™ใ„ใฟใ‚“
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #6383
1

sleep

Examples
็ก็œ ใฏ่–ฌใซๅ‹ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Sleep is better than medicine.
ใ„ใญใ‚€ใ‚Š
ๅฑ…็กใ‚Š
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #11462
1

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

Examples
ๆŽˆๆฅญไธญใซๅฑ…็œ ใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏ่จฑใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
I do not allow sleeping in class.
ใญใ‚€ใŸใ„
ใญใถใŸใ„
็กใŸใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #11607
1

sleepy; drowsy

Examples
ใใฎ่–ฌใ‚’้ฃฒใ‚€ใจ็งใฏใจใฆใ‚‚็œ ใŸใใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
The medicine made me very sleepy.
ๅพฎ็กใ‚€
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #14599
1

to doze (off)

Examples
ใฉใ†ใ‚„ใ‚‰ใ€ไฟบใฏๅพฎ็กใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใƒปใƒปใƒปใ€‚
It looks like I must have dozed off.
ใ˜ใ‚…ใใ™ใ„
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #14714
1

deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใŒ็†Ÿ็กใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’็ขบใ‹ใ‚ใฆใ€ๅฝผใฏใ“ใฃใใ‚Š้ƒจๅฑ‹ใ‚’ๆŠœใ‘ๅ‡บใ—ใฆ่กŒใฃใŸใ€‚
After making sure she was sound asleep, he crept out of the room and set off.
ใพใ™ใ„
็—ฒ้…”
Noun
Freq #17027
1

Medicine

anaesthesia; anesthesia

Examples
ใ‘ใŒไบบใฏ้บป้…”ใ‹ใ‚‰่ฆšใ‚ใŸๅพŒ็—›ใฟใงๆณฃใใ‚ใ‚ใ„ใŸใ€‚
The injured person wailed with pain after recovering from the anaesthesia.
๐ŸŽ“

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