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JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

rot
decay
sour

Readings

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

Common Words

ใใ•ใ‚‹
Godan verb
Freq #3561
1

Intransitive verb

to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk)

Examples
ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎใ‚ชใƒฌใƒณใ‚ธใฏ่…ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
These oranges have gone bad.
2

Intransitive verb

to corrode; to weather; to crumble

3

Intransitive verb

to become useless; to blunt; to weaken (from lack of practice)

4

Intransitive verb

to become depraved; to be degenerate; to be morally bankrupt; to be corrupt

5

Intransitive verb

to be depressed; to be dispirited; to feel discouraged; to feel down

6

Word usually written using kana alone; Auxiliary verb; Kansai-ben; After the -masu stem of a verb; indicates scorn or disdain for another's action

to have the audacity to; to be bastard enough to

7

Archaic; Intransitive verb

to lose a bet

8

Archaic; Intransitive verb

to be drenched; to become sopping wet

ใตใฏใ„
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #11213
1

decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; spoilage

Examples
้ฃŸๅ“ๅŒ…่ฃ…ใฏ่…ๆ•—ใ‚’ๆธ›ใ‚‰ใ™ใ€‚
Food packaging reduces spoilage.
2

corruption; degeneracy; decay; depravity

ใ€Š ่ฑ†ๅฏŒ ใ€‹
ใจใ†ใต
Noun
Freq #13072
1

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

Examples
ๆ‚ชใ„ใ‘ใฉใŠ่ฑ†่…่ฒทใฃใฆใใฆใใ‚Œใชใ„๏ผŸ
I really shouldn't ask, but could you go get some tofu for me?
ใตใฆ่…ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใ€Š ไธ่ฒž่…ใ‚Œใ‚‹ ใ€‹
Intransitive
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #16677
1

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

Examples
็ง€ๆจนใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ€ๅฝ“ไบ‹ใฏๅ…จใฃ็„ถใ“ใฃใกใซๆ…ฃใ‚Œใชใใฆใญใ€ใ—ใ‚‡ใฃใกใ‚…ใ†ใตใฆใใ•ใ‚ŒใฆใŸใฎใ‚ˆใ€‚
Hideki, he really hadn't settled in here at all and sulked all the time.
ใกใ‚“ใท
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #18917
1

stale; hackneyed; clichรฉd

ใใ•ใ‚Œ็ธ
ใใ•ใ‚Œใˆใ‚“
Noun
Freq #20409
1

(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

Examples
่…ใ‚Œ็ธใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ‚ใใ‚‰ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Make the best of one's lot with fatal resignation.
ใใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #22949
1

to spoil; to rot; to corrode

ใตใ—ใ‚…ใ†
Noun
Freq #25672
1

smell of something rotten; rotten smell

่…่•
ใตใ—ใ‚‡ใ
Noun
Freq #27976
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

rot; decay; erosion

Examples
ใใฎ็ฅž็คพใฎ่…้ฃŸใฎๅŽŸๅ› ใฎไธ€ใคใฏ้…ธๆ€ง้›จใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The decay of the shrine is due, in part, to acid rain.
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Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

corrosion; etching; rust

Examples
ใปใ‚‰ใ€้Œ†ใง้‡‘ๅฑžใŒใฉใ‚“ใฉใ‚“่…้ฃŸใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ€‚
Hey, rust is eating away the metal.
3

่…้ฃŸ only; Biology

saprophagy

่…ใ‚‹็จ‹
ใใ•ใ‚‹ใปใฉ
Expression
Adverb
Noun
Freq #28606
1

more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

๐ŸŽ“

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