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็ฟณ
็ฟณ
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Meanings

hold aloft

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚จใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‹ใ’
ใ‹ใ’.ใ‚‹
ใ‹ใ–.ใ™
ใใฌใŒใ•
ใใ‚‚.ใ‚‹
ใใ‚‚ใ‚Š

Common Words

่”ญ
ใ‹ใ’
็ฟณ
Noun
Freq #4554
1

shade; shadow

Examples
ใ‚ใฎๆœจใฎ้™ฐใซ่…ฐใ‚’ใŠใ‚ใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
Let's sit down in the shade of that tree.
2

behind (something); other side; back

Examples
ใ‚ซใƒผใƒ†ใƒณใฎ้™ฐใซ้š ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ่ชฐ๏ผŸ
Who is hiding behind the curtain?
3

the background; behind the scenes; behind someone's back

Examples
้™ฐใงไป–ไบบใฎๆ‚ชๅฃใ‚’่จ€ใ†ในใใงใชใ„ใ€‚
You should not speak ill of others behind their backs.
ใ“ใฎไบ‹ไปถใฎ้™ฐใซ่ชฐใ‹้ป’ๅน•ใŒใ„ใ‚‹ใซ้•ใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚
There must be someone behind this affair.
4

gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.); darkness

็ฟณใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #5300
1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft

Examples
่จ˜ๅฟต็ข‘ใฎไธ€็•ชไธŠใง็ฆŽๅญใŒ้ ญใฎไธŠใซ้‡‘ใฎ้ถดใ‚’ใ‹ใ–ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
On top of the statue, Sadako is holding a golden crane over her head.
2

to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to cover something with something

3

to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

Examples
ๅธ‚้•ทใฏ็‰‡ๆ‰‹ใ‚’็›ฎใซใ‹ใ–ใ—ใŸใ€‚
The mayor screened his eyes with his hand.
้œžใ‚€
็ฟณใ‚€
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #9963
1

Esp. ้œžใ‚€

to become misty; to become hazy

Examples
็ฉบใฏใฉใ‚“ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใจใ—ใŸๅ†ฌใฎ้™ฐใซใ‹ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The sky is a hazy shade of winter.
2

Esp. ็ฟณใ‚€

to get blurry; to grow dim

Examples
ๅฝผใฎ็›ฎใฏๅนดใฎใ›ใ„ใงใ‹ใ™ใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
His eyes are dim with age.
3

Esp. ้œžใ‚€

to be overshadowed; to be upstaged; to be outshone

้œž
็ฟณใฟ
็ฟณ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #10557
1

้œž only

haze (esp. in spring); mist

2

Esp. ็ฟณใฟ,็ฟณ

dimness (of sight)

ใตใ‚Šใ‹ใ–ใ™
ๆŒฏใ‚Š็ฟณใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #10923
1

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish

2

to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

้™ฐ็ฟณ
ใ„ใ‚“ใˆใ„
Noun
Freq #23848
1

shadow; shade; shading; gloom

Examples
้™ฐๅฝฑใซๆฐ—ใ‚’ใคใ‘ใฆใฟใŸใฎใงใ™ใŒใชใ‹ใชใ‹ใ†ใพใใ„ใ‹ใชใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
I tried to take care with the shadows, but it just doesn't go very well.
2

nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties

็ฟณใ‚‹
ใ‹ใ’ใ‚‹
่”ญใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #24230
1

to become clouded; to darken; to get dark; to become hidden (behind clouds)

2

to darken (of a face)

3

to worsen; to deteriorate; to become gloomy

็ฟณใ‚Š
่”ญใ‚Š
ใ‹ใ’ใ‚Š
Noun
Freq #25362
1

shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom

ๅฝฑใŒใ•ใ™
ๅฝฑใŒๅฐ„ใ™
ใ‹ใ’ใŒใ•ใ™
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #31037
1

to cast a shadow; to appear

2

to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)

้ป’็ฟณ
ใ“ใใˆใ„
Noun
Freq #49506
1

silhouette; dark shadow

๐ŸŽ“

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