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็ธ‹
็ธ‹
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Meanings

cling
hang on
depend

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ„ใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ™ใŒ.ใ‚‹

Common Words

็ธ‹ใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #6079
1

to cling to; to hang onto

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ่กŒใ‹ใ›ใพใ„ใจใ—ใฆ็งใซ็ธ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
She held on to me to prevent me from going.
2

to rely on; to depend on

Examples
็งใฏๅฝผใฎ่ฆชๅˆ‡ใซใ™ใŒใฃใŸใ€‚
I relied on his kindness.
3

to implore; to entreat

็ธ‹ใ‚Šใคใ
็ธ‹ใ‚Šไป˜ใ
ใ™ใŒใ‚Šไป˜ใ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #10487
1

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

Examples
ไธญไธ–ใซใฏใ€ๅคฉๆ–‡ๅญฆ่€…ใฏใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚ฎใƒชใ‚ทใ‚ขใฎๅ“ฒๅญฆ่€…ใฎ่ชฌใซใ™ใŒใ‚Šใคใ„ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
During the Middle Ages, astronomers had clung to the theory of a Greek philosopher.
่ฟฝใ„็ธ‹ใ‚‹
ใŠใ„ใ™ใŒใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #17693
1

to be hot on a person's heels

ๅ–ใ‚Š็ธ‹ใ‚‹
ๅ–็ธ‹ใ‚‹
ใจใ‚Šใ™ใŒใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #43185
1

to cling to

่—ใซใ‚‚็ธ‹ใ‚‹
ใ‚ใ‚‰ใซใ‚‚ใ™ใŒใ‚‹
ใƒฏใƒฉใซใ‚‚ใ™ใŒใ‚‹
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #56379
1

Idiomatic expression

to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures

่—ใซใ‚‚็ธ‹ใ‚‹ๆ€ใ„ใง
ใ‚ใ‚‰ใซใ‚‚ใ™ใŒใ‚‹ใŠใ‚‚ใ„ใง
Expression
Adverb
Freq #64936
1

hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope

ๆณฃใ็ธ‹ใŒใ‚‹
ๆณฃ็ธ‹ใŒใ‚‹
ๆณฃใ็ธ‹ใ‚‹
ๆณฃ็ธ‹ใ‚‹
ใชใใ™ใŒใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #106115
1

to cling tearfully to (someone)

่—ใ‚’ใ‚‚็ธ‹ใ‚‹
ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚’ใ‚‚ใ™ใŒใ‚‹
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #120240
1

Idiomatic expression; Non-standard variant of ่—ใซใ‚‚ใ™ใŒใ‚‹

to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures

ๅฏ„ใ‚Š็ธ‹ใ‚‹
ๅฏ„็ธ‹ใ‚‹
ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ™ใŒใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #122782
1

to cling to; to rely on

๐ŸŽ“

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