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็ด›
็ด›
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Frequency: 994
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

distract
be mistaken for
go astray
divert

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ•ใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใพใŽ.ใ‚Œใ‚‹
-ใพใŽ.ใ‚Œ
ใพใŽ.ใ‚‰ใ™
ใพใŽ.ใ‚‰ใ‚ใ™
ใพใŽ.ใ‚‰ใ‚ใ—ใ„

Common Words

ใพใŽใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #5720
1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to slip into; to get mixed in among

Examples
็งใฎๆ‰‹็ด™ใฏ้ƒต้€ไธญใซใฉใ“ใ‹ใซ็ด›ใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใซ้•ใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚
My letter must have gone astray in the mail.
2

to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.)

3

to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar

4

to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.); to forget about

5

to be distracted by; to be too absorbed in

ๆฐ—็ด›ใ‚Œ
ใใพใใ‚Œ
Freq #5995
1

Common noun

whim; caprice; fancy

Examples
็งใŸใกใŒใƒใƒซใƒˆใ‚ฌใƒซใธ่กŒใ“ใ†ใจๆฑบใ‚ใŸใฎใฏใพใฃใŸใใฎๆฐ—ใพใใ‚Œใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
Our decision to go to Portugal was quite arbitrary.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

capricious; fickle; whimsical; impulsive; changeable; temperamental

Examples
ๆฐ—ใพใใ‚Œใชๅคฉๆฐ—ใ ใชใ€‚
The weather is fickle.
็ด›ใ‚Œใ‚‚็„กใ„
ใพใŽใ‚Œใ‚‚ใชใ„
Expression
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #6587
1

unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

Examples
็Šฏ็ฝชใŒๅข—ๅŠ ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏ็ด›ใ‚Œใ‚‚ใชใ„ไบ‹ๅฎŸใ ใ€‚
It cannot be denied that crime is on the increase.
ใพใŽใ‚Œใ“ใ‚€
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #10083
1

to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

Examples
ๆณฅๆฃ’ใฏไบบใ”ใฟใซ็ด›ใ‚Œ่พผใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
The thief whipped out into the crowd.
ใพใŽใ‚‰ใ‚ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #12629
1

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to drown (one's sorrows); to beguile (the time)

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๆง˜ใ€…ใฎไธๅฎ‰ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆฐ—ใ‚’็ด›ใ‚‰ใ‚ใ›ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใŸใ€‚
She could divert herself from the anxieties.
2

to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation); to change (the subject)

็ด›ใ„
ๆ“ฌใ„
่ด‹ใ„
Noun suffix
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #17385
1

imitation; sham; -like

็›ฎใพใใ‚‹ใ—ใ„
็›ฎ็ด›ใ—ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #17718
1

dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)

Examples
ใ“ใ“ๆ•ฐๆ—ฅๅคฉๆฐ—ใŒใ‚ใพใใ‚‹ใ—ใๅค‰ใ‚ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
We've had all kinds of weather over the past few days.
ใตใ‚“ใ—ใค
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #18454
1

loss; going missing

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฎใŸใ‚ใซ็ด›ๅคฑใ—ใŸๆŒ‡่ผชใ‚’ๆŽขใ—ใฆใ‚ใ’ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
I will find you your lost ring.
ใตใ‚“ใใ†
็ด›่ซ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #18551
1

dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife

Examples
็ด›ไบ‰ใฎใชใ„ไบบ้–“็คพไผšใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใˆใชใ„ใ€‚
There can be no human society without conflict.
ใพใŽใ‚‰ใ‚ใ—ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #19932
1

easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

๐ŸŽ“

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