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่„š
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Frequency: 1228
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

skids
leg
undercarriage
lower part
base

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ญใƒฃใ‚ฏ
ใ‚ญใƒฃ
ใ‚ซใ‚ฏ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ใ—
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ—

Common Words

่„š
่‚ข
ใ‚ใ—
Noun
Freq #310
1

Esp. ่ถณ

foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.)

Examples
ใพใŸ่ถณใŒใ—ใณใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
My foot's asleep again!
2

Esp. ่„š, ่‚ข

leg

Examples
ใ‚“ใ€œใ€ใ‚คใƒžใ‚คใƒใชใ‚“ใ ใ‚ˆใญใˆใ€‚ใ“ใฎ่„šใฎใ‚ใŸใ‚Šใฎ็ทšใจใ‹ใ•ใใ€‚ใชใ‚“ใจใ‹ใชใ‚“ใชใ„ใฎ๏ผŸ
This drawing is less than great. He needs to do something with the line here at the back of the leg.
3

gait

4

pace

5

Usu. ่„š

lower radical of a kanji

6

่ถณ only

means of transportation; (one's) ride

7

Colloquial; Usu ใŠใ€œ

money; coin

ๅณ่„š
ใฟใŽใ‚ใ—
ใ†ใใ (ๅณ่ถณ)
Noun
Freq #6744
1

right foot

Examples
ๆœฌๆ—ฅไน—้ฆฌๅพŒใ€้ฆฌใฎๆ‰‹ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใซใ†ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šๅณ่ถณใ‚’่ธใพใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
Today, after riding, while grooming the horse I carelessly got my right foot trod on.
2

right leg

Examples
็งใฏใใฎไบ‹ๆ•…ใงๅณ่ถณใ‚’่ฒ ๅ‚ทใ—ใŸใ€‚
I got my right leg hurt in the accident.
็‰‡่„š
ใ‹ใŸใ‚ใ—
Noun
Freq #7613
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

one foot; one leg

Examples
ใใฎ้ถดใฏ็‰‡่ถณใง็ซ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
The crane was standing on one leg.
2

็‰‡่ถณ only

one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

ๅทฆ่„š
ใฒใ ใ‚Šใ‚ใ—
ใ•ใใ (ๅทฆ่ถณ)
Noun
Freq #10535
1

left foot

Examples
ใใฎไบ‹ๆ•…ใงๅฝผใฏๅทฆ่ถณใซใ‘ใŒใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ€‚
He was injured in his left leg in the accident.
2

left leg

ใ‚ใ—ใ‚’ใฒใฃใฑใ‚‹
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #10740
1

Idiomatic expression

to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

Examples
ไป–ไบบใฎ่ถณใ‚’ๅผ•ใฃๅผตใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใช็œŸไผผใฏใ‚„ใ‚ใ‚ใ€‚
Don't stand in other people's way.
ใใ‚ƒใ
Freq #12301
1

Counter

counter for chairs or seats

Examples
้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎไธญใซใฏ๏ผ‘่„šใฎๆœบใจใ„ใ™ใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚
There were a desk and a chair in the room.
2

Common noun

foot; leg

ๅ‰่„š
ๅ‰่‚ข
ใพใˆใ‚ใ—
ใœใ‚“ใ— (ๅ‰่‚ข)
ใœใ‚“ใใ‚ƒใ (ๅ‰่„š)
Noun
Freq #12324
1

forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

Examples
ๅฐใ•ใ„็™ฝใ„ใ‚ฆใ‚ตใ‚ฎใฏใ€ๅฐใ•ใ„้ป’ใ„ใ‚ฆใ‚ตใ‚ฎใซๅฝผๅฅณใฎๆŸ”ใ‚‰ใ‹ใ„ๅ‰่ถณใ‚’ใตใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
The little white rabbit gave the little black rabbit her soft paw.
ใใ‚ƒใใปใ‚“
Noun
Freq #13133
1

script; screenplay; scenario

Examples
่„šๆœฌใ‚’ๆ›ธใ„ใฆใ„ใฆใ€่กŒใ่ฉฐใพใฃใŸๆ™‚ใฏใฉใ†ใ™ใ‚‹๏ผŸ
What do you do when you get writer's block while writing a script?
ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†ใใ‚ƒใ
ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚ใ—
Noun
Freq #15444
1

both legs

่„šใ‚’็ต„ใ‚€
ใ‚ใ—ใ‚’ใใ‚€
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #15647
1

to cross one's legs

๐ŸŽ“

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