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็Ÿณ
็Ÿณ
5 strokes
Frequency: 342
JLPT N2
Grade 1

Meanings

stone

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ปใ‚ญ
ใ‚ทใƒฃใ‚ฏ
ใ‚ณใ‚ฏ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ„ใ—
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ„ใ•
ใ„ใ™
ใ„ใ‚
ใ—
ใ›ใฃใ
ใจ

Common Words

ใ€Š ๆต็Ÿณใซ ใ€‹
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #693
1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed

Examples
ใ•ใ™ใŒใซๅ‰ๅคงใชๅญฆ่€…ใ ใ‘ใ‚ใฃใฆใ€ๅฝผใฏใใฎๅ•ใ„ใซๅฎนๆ˜“ใซ็ญ”ใˆใŸใ€‚
Like the great scholar that he was, he answered the question easily.
2

still; all the same; after all

ๆต็Ÿณ
้‰
ๆœ‰็น‹
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #900
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

Examples
ใ•ใ™ใŒใ€ใŠๅฌขๆง˜ใ€‚่‡ช็”ฑๅฅ”ๆ”พใช็”Ÿๆดปใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ‚ใ‘ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
Just what you'd expect of a young lady, you certainly weren't left to live as you pleased.
2

Usu. as ใ€œใซ

still; all the same; after all

3

As ใ•ใ™ใŒใฎ...ใ‚‚

even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

ใ„ใ—
Noun
Freq #1432
1

stone; rock; pebble

Examples
ใใฎๅญไพ›ใฏๅฐใ•ใช็Ÿณใ‚’ๆ‹พใ„ไธŠใ’ใŸใ€‚
The child picked up a small stone.
2

jewel; precious stone

3

flint (in a lighter)

4

Go (game)

stone

5

Medicine

stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

ใปใ†ใ›ใ
Noun
Freq #3434
1

gem; jewel; precious stone

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ้ตใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘ใฆๅฎ็Ÿณใ‚’้‡‘ๅบซใซใ—ใพใ„ใ“ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
He locked up his jewels in the safe.
ใ€Š ๆต็Ÿณใฏ ใ€‹
Expression
Usually kana
Freq #3998
1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

Examples
ใ•ใ™ใŒใฏใ€็Ž‹ๅญๆง˜ใงใ™ใ‚ใญใ€‚ใใฃใจใŸใ ใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ๅ‚‘็‰ฉใฎ็ด ่ณชใ‚’ใŠๆŒใกใชใฎใงใ™ใ‚ใ€‚
Isn't that just what you'd expect from the prince? He certainly has the character of a truly great man.
ๆ–›
ใ“ใ
Noun
Freq #7701
1

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres

Examples
ใ‚ใฎๅคงๅใฏๅไธ‡็Ÿณใ‚’้ ˜ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
That daimyo holds a fief yielding 100,000 koku of rice.
2

measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

็คซ
ใ“ใ„ใ—
Noun
Freq #7725
1

pebble; small stone

Examples
ๅฐ‘ๅนดใฏ็Šฌใ‚’ใ‚ใŒใ‘ใฆๅฐ็Ÿณใ‚’ๆŠ•ใ’ใคใ‘ใŸใ€‚
The boy threw a stone at the dog.
ใ›ใ
Freq #8201
1

Counter

counter for jewels in a watch

2

Counter

counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

ใ„ใ—ใ ใŸใฟ
็”ƒ
Noun
Freq #9354
1

stone paving; cobble paving; sett; flagstone

2

Poetical term

stone steps

3

check (pattern)

4

็Ÿณ็•ณ only; Food, cooking

pavรฉ (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

็Ÿณไฝœใ‚Š
ใ„ใ—ใฅใใ‚Š
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #11109
1

(made of) stone; stone-built

Examples
ใ€Œใจใ™ใ‚‹ใจ็Ÿณ้€ ใ‚Š๏ผŸใ€ใ€Œไธ€่ˆฌ็š„ใช๏ผฒ๏ผฃ้€ ใ‚ˆใ€
"So it's built from stone?" "It's ordinary reinforced concrete."

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

stone

Constituents

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

ๅŽ‚ cliff
ๅฃ mouth

Mnemonic Stories

The talking head under the cliff demands a sacrifice; its giant mouth opens, revealing teeth made of pure stone.

๐ŸŽ“

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