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็ญ‹
็ญ‹
12 strokes
Frequency: 744
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

muscle
sinew
tendon
fiber
plot
plan
descent

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ญใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ™ใ˜

Common Words

ๆก
ใ™ใ˜
ใ‚นใ‚ธ
Freq #2726
1

Common noun

muscle; tendon; sinew

2

Common noun

vein; artery

3

Common noun

fiber; fibre; string

4

Common noun

line; stripe; streak

5

Common noun

reason; logic

Examples
ใใฟใŒ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏ็ญ‹ใŒใ‚ใพใ‚Šใ‚ˆใ้€šใฃใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚
There isn't much logic in what you're saying.
6

Common noun

plot; storyline

Examples
ใใฎๅฐ่ชฌใฎ็ญ‹ใฏใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚
I don't understand this novel's plot.
7

Common noun

lineage; descent

8

Common noun

school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)

9

Common noun

aptitude; talent

10

Common noun

source (of information, etc.); circle; channel

Examples
็งใฏๅŽปๅนดใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚’ๅˆฅใฎ็ญ‹ใ‹ใ‚‰่žใ„ใŸใ€‚
I heard about it from another source last year.
11

Common noun

well-informed person (in a transaction)

12

Common noun

logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)

13

Common noun; Shogi

ninth vertical line

14

Common noun

seam on a helmet

15

Abbreviation; Common noun

gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)

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Archaic; Common noun

social position; status

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Noun, used as a suffix; Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

on (a river, road, etc.); along

18

Suffix; Counter

counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions

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็ญ‹ only; Suffix

street (in Osaka)

20

Archaic; Suffix; Counter

(Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)

ใใ‚“ใซใ
Noun
Freq #3312
1

muscle

Examples
ๆฐดๆณณใฏ็ญ‹่‚‰ใ‚’็™บ้”ใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Swimming develops our muscles.
่ƒŒใ™ใ˜
ใ›ใ™ใ˜
Noun
Freq #3462
1

spine; line of the backbone

Examples
ใใ‚Œใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใ†ใ‚Œใ—ใใฆ่ƒŒ็ญ‹ใŒใžใใžใใ—ใŸใ€‚
The sight sent chills of delight up my spine.
2

seam down the back (of clothing)

้ฆ–ใ™ใ˜
ใใณใ™ใ˜
้ ธ็ญ‹
้ š็ญ‹
Noun
Freq #3943
1

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

Examples
ๅฝผใฎ้ฆ–็ญ‹ใ‚’่ก€ใŒใ™ใฃใจไผใฃใŸใ€‚
A trickle of blood ran down his neck.
ไธ€ๆก
ใฒใจ็ญ‹
ไธ€ใ™ใ˜
ใฒใจๆก
ใฒใจใ™ใ˜
Freq #5925
1

Common noun

one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); one strand (e.g. of hair); one beam (e.g. of light); one ray; one length (e.g. of rope)

Examples
ๆถ™ใŒไธ€็ญ‹้ ฌใ‚’ๆตใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
A tear ran down her cheek.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Noun, used as a suffix

earnest; resolute; intent; devoted; single-minded

3

Archaic; Common noun

one bloodline; one clan

4

Archaic; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

ordinary; common

ใ›ใ™ใ˜ใ‚’ใฎใฐใ™
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #8839
1

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

Examples
่ƒŒ็ญ‹ใ‚’ไผธใฐใ—ใฆๆญฉใใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Carry your head high.
่ก€ใ™ใ˜
ใกใ™ใ˜
Noun
Freq #9527
1

lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

Examples
่ก€็ญ‹ใฏไบ‰ใˆใชใ„ใ€‚
Blood is thicker than water.
็ญ‹ๅˆใ„
ใ™ใ˜ใ‚ใ„
Noun
Freq #10732
1

reason; right

ใใ‚“ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ
Noun
Freq #10771
1

physical strength; muscle strength

ใฟใกใ™ใ˜
Noun
Freq #12338
1

path; route; itinerary

Examples
้‰„้“ใฎ้“็ญ‹ใ‚’ๆฑบใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใฏไธ€ไฝ“ไฝ•ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚
What is it that determines the route a railway takes?
๐ŸŽ“

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