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่ƒ†
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Frequency: 1449
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

gall bladder
courage
pluck
nerve

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฟใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใใ‚‚
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ„
ใพใ“ใจ

Common Words

ใ ใ„ใŸใ‚“
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #2954
1

bold; daring; audacious

Examples
็ง้”ใฏๅฝผใฎๅคง่ƒ†ใชไผใฆใซ่ˆŒใ‚’ๅทปใ„ใŸใ€‚
We marveled at his bold attempt.
ใ‚‰ใใŸใ‚“
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #6444
1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ่ฝ่ƒ†ใ—ใŸๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‚’่กจใ—ใŸใ€‚
He gave vent to his disappointment.
่ƒ†
ใใ‚‚
ใŸใ‚“ (่ƒ†)
ใ‚ญใƒข
Noun
Freq #10311
1

liver; innards

2

courage; spirit; pluck; guts

3

ใใ‚‚๏ผใ‚ญใƒข only

crux; essential point; key

ใ“ใ‚“ใŸใ‚“
Noun
Freq #13957
1

ulterior motive; plot; scheme

2

complicated circumstances; intricacies

ๅบฆ่ƒ†ใ‚’ๆŠœใ
ใƒ‰่‚ใ‚’ๆŠœใ
ใฉใŽใ‚‚ใ‚’ใฌใ (ๅบฆ่‚ใ‚’ๆŠœใ๏ผๅบฆ่ƒ†ใ‚’ๆŠœใ)
ใƒ‰ใŽใ‚‚ใ‚’ใฌใ (ใƒ‰่‚ใ‚’ๆŠœใ)
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #20612
1

Idiomatic expression

to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound; to take (someone) aback; to boggle the mind (of someone)

ใใ‚‚ใ ใ‚ใ—
่ƒ†่ฉฆใ—
Noun
Freq #23175
1

test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)

ใŸใ‚“ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ
Noun
Freq #25136
1

courage; nerve; grit

Examples
ๅ›ใฏ่ƒ†ๅŠ›ใ‚’็ทดใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
You must build up your courage.
ๅ‰›่ƒ†
ใ”ใ†ใŸใ‚“
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #27336
1

bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted

ใ ใ„ใŸใ‚“ใตใฆใ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
ๅ››ๅญ—็†Ÿ่ชž
Freq #33365
1

daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil

็ซœ่ƒ†
้พ่ƒ†
ใ‚Šใ‚…ใ†ใŸใ‚“
ใƒชใƒณใƒ‰ใ‚ฆ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #48569
1

gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

gall bladder

Constituents

The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.

ไธ€ floor
ไธ€ one
ๆ—ฅ day
ๆ—ฅ sun
ๆ—ฆ nightbreak
ๆœˆ flesh
ๆœˆ month
ๆœˆ moon
ๆœˆ part of the body

Mnemonic Stories

The gall bladder is the flesh that works hardest at nightbreak, processing all that morning coffee and breakfast.

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