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็ฅ–
็ฅ–
9 strokes
Frequency: 1226
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

ancestor
pioneer
founder

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฝ
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ„

Common Words

็ฅ–
ใŠใ‚„
Noun
Freq #915
1

่ฆช only

parent; parents; mother and father

Examples
ใ‚ขใƒŠใฏใ€่ฆชใŒ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ†ใกใซ็ตๅฉšใ—ใŸใ€‚
Anna married without the knowledge of her parents.
2

่ฆช only; Card games; Mahjong

dealer; banker

3

founder; inventor

4

่ฆช only

(pet) owner

5

่ฆช only; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

key; parent (organization); main

6

ancestor; forefather

ใใต
ใ˜ใ˜
ใ˜ใ„
ใŠใŠใ˜
ใŠใ˜
ใใถ
Noun
Freq #4142
1

grandfather

Examples
ๆˆ‘ใ€…ใฏ็ฅ–็ˆถใฎๅๅ‰ใ‚’ๆฏๅญใซๅไป˜ใ‘ใŸใ€‚
We named my son after my grandfather.
2

ใŠใŠใ˜ only

old man

3

ใŠใŠใ˜ only

kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

ใŠๅฉ†ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“
ใŠ็ฅ–ๆฏใกใ‚ƒใ‚“
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #4693
1

Familiar

granny; grandma; gran

Examples
ใ‚ใฎไบบใŸใกใฏ็งใฎใ“ใจใ‚’ใŠใฐใ‚ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใ ใจ่จ€ใ†ใ€‚
They say that I'm an old woman.
2

Familiar

old lady; old woman

ใ›ใ‚“ใž
Noun
Freq #6931
1

ancestor; forefather; foremother

Examples
ใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ‡บๆฅไบ‹ใ‚’่จ˜ๅฟตใ—ใŸใ‚Šๅ…ˆ็ฅ–ใฎไผ่ชฌใ‚’ไผใˆใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซๅปบใฆใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚‚ใฎใงใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚
They were erected to commemorate a certain event or to tell an ancestral legend.
ใŠ็ˆบใกใ‚ƒใ‚“
ใŠ็ฅ–็ˆถใกใ‚ƒใ‚“
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #8299
1

Familiar

grandpa; granddad

Examples
็งใฎใŠใ˜ใ„ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใฏๅคงๅทฅใงใ™ใ€‚
My grandfather is a carpenter.
ใใผ
ใฐใฐ
ใŠใŠใฐ
ใŠใฐ
ใ†ใฐ
Noun
Freq #8435
1

grandmother

Examples
็งใฏ็ฅ–ๆฏใŒๅคงๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ€‚
I love my grandmother very much.
็ˆบใ•ใ‚“
็ฅ–็ˆถใ•ใ‚“
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #8794
1

Usu. ็ฅ–็ˆถใ•ใ‚“; may be used after name as honorific

grandfather

2

Usu. ็ˆบใ•ใ‚“; may be used after name as honorific

male senior-citizen

Examples
ๆญฃ็›ดใ˜ใ„ใ•ใ‚“ใฏใ€้‡‘ๆŒใกใซใชใฃใŸใ€‚
The honest old man became rich.
ใŠ็ฅ–็ˆถใ•ใ‚“
ใŠ็ˆบใ•ใ‚“
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #8895
1

Usu. ใŠ็ฅ–็ˆถใ•ใ‚“ when written with kanji

grandfather

Examples
ใŠใ˜ใ„ใ•ใ‚“ใฏๅฐ‘ใ—่€ณใŒ้ ใ„ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
My grandfather is a bit hard of hearing.
2

Usu. ใŠ็ˆบใ•ใ‚“ when written with kanji

male senior-citizen; old man

Examples
ใŠใ˜ใ„ใ•ใ‚“ใฏใใฎๆœจใฎไบบๅฝขใ‚’ใƒ”ใƒŽใ‚ญใ‚ชใจๅใฅใ‘ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
The old man named the wooden doll Pinocchio.
ใŠ็ฅ–ๆฏใ•ใ‚“
ใŠๅฉ†ใ•ใ‚“
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #10289
1

Usu. ใŠ็ฅ–ๆฏใ•ใ‚“ when written with kanji

grandmother

Examples
ใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใฎใŠใฐใ‚ใ•ใ‚“ใฏ้•ทใ„้–“็—…ใซไผใ›ใฆใ„ใŸใŒใ€ไบกใใชใฃใŸใ€‚
John's grandmother passed away after a long illness.
2

Usu. ใŠๅฉ†ใ•ใ‚“ when written with kanji

old woman; female senior citizen

Examples
ใŠ็ฅ–ๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใŒๅบงๅธƒๅ›ฃใฎไธŠใซใกใ‚“ใพใ‚Šใจใ™ใ‚ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
The old woman was snugly sitting on a cushion.
็ˆบใกใ‚ƒใ‚“
็ฅ–็ˆถใกใ‚ƒใ‚“
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #11887
1

Familiar

grandfather

2

male senior-citizen

๐ŸŽ“

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