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็Ÿญ
็Ÿญ
12 strokes
Frequency: 689
JLPT N3
Grade 3

Meanings

short
brevity
fault
defect
weak point

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฟใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใฟใ˜ใ‹.ใ„

Common Words

็ฐกๅ˜
ใ‹ใ‚“ใŸใ‚“
็ฐก็Ÿญ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #353
1

simple; easy; uncomplicated

Examples
ใƒ†ใƒ‹ใ‚นใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏ็งใซใฏ็ฐกๅ˜ใ ใ€‚
Playing tennis is easy for me.
2

brief; quick; light

็Ÿญใ„
ใฟใ˜ใ‹ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #1005
1

short

Examples
ๆ—ฅใŒใ ใ‚“ใ ใ‚“็Ÿญใใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The days are becoming shorter.
ใ‚ใฎ็Šฌใฏใ—ใฃใฝใŒ็Ÿญใ„ใ€‚
That dog has a short tail.
2

brief

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็งใซ็Ÿญใ„ๆ‰‹็ด™ใ‚’ใใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
He sent me a brief note.
็Ÿญๆ™‚้–“
ใŸใ‚“ใ˜ใ‹ใ‚“
Adverb
Noun
Freq #7356
1

short time

Examples
ใ‚ใพใ‚Šใซใ‚‚็Ÿญๆ™‚้–“ใซใ€ใ‚ใพใ‚Šใซใ‚‚ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใฎใ“ใจใ‚’็››ใ‚Š่พผใ‚€ใจใ€ใ‚ˆใ„ๆˆฆ่ก“ใฏ็”Ÿใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚
If there are too many irons in the fire in too short a time, good strategy cannot result.
็ŸญๆœŸ้–“
ใŸใ‚“ใใ‹ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #7905
1

short term; short time

็Ÿญๅ‰ฃ
ใŸใ‚“ใ‘ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #8472
1

short sword; dagger; stiletto

Examples
็Ÿญๅ‰ฃใ ใ‘ใงๆญฆ่ฃ…ใ—ใฆใ€ๅฝผใฏๆ”ปๆ’ƒใ—ใฆใใŸ๏ผ•ไบบใ‚’็š†่ฟฝใ„ๆ‰•ใฃใŸใ€‚
Armed only with a short sword, he drove off all five of his attackers.
2

hour hand (of a clock)

ๅ˜ๅˆ€็›ดๅ…ฅ
ใŸใ‚“ใจใ†ใกใ‚‡ใใซใ‚…ใ†
็Ÿญๅˆ€็›ดๅ…ฅ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
ๅ››ๅญ—็†Ÿ่ชž
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #10609
1

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

Examples
ใ‚‚ใฃใจๅ˜ๅˆ€็›ดๅ…ฅใซ่จ€ใฃใฆใใ‚Œใชใ„ใ‹ใชใ€‚้š”้ดๆŽป็—’ใฎๆ„Ÿใชใใซใ—ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‰ใšใ ใ‚ˆใ€‚
You don't have to leave me hanging like this. Why don't you just come out and tell it to me straight?
ๆ‰‹็Ÿญ
ใฆใฟใ˜ใ‹
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #11478
1

short; brief

Examples
่ฌ›ๆผ”่€…ใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ่ซ–้กŒใŒใ‚ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ—ใ€่ฉฑใ‚‚ใ†ใพใใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€ๆ‰‹็Ÿญใซ่จ€ใ†ใจใ€ๅฝผใซใฏใŒใฃใ‹ใ‚Šใ•ใ›ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
The speaker didn't know his subject, nor did he speak well; in short, he was disappointing.
็Ÿญ็ธฎ
ใŸใ‚“ใ—ใ‚…ใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #13270
1

shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

Examples
ใใฎๆฉ‹ใฎใŠใ‹ใ’ใงใ€็ง้”ใฏๅคงใ„ใซๆ™‚้–“ใŒ็Ÿญ็ธฎใงใใŸใ€‚
The bridge saved us a lot of time.
ๆœ€็Ÿญ
ใ•ใ„ใŸใ‚“
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #14515
1

shortest

Examples
ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใƒ‘ใƒชใธใฎๆœ€็Ÿญใ‚ณใƒผใ‚นใงใ™ใ€‚
It's the shortest route to Paris.
็Ÿญ
ใŸใ‚“
Freq #15068
1

Common noun

fault; defect; weak point

2

Common noun; Music

minor

3

Abbreviation; Common noun; Hanafuda

5-point card

4

Noun, used as a prefix

short

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