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่‡จ
่‡จ
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Frequency: 722
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

look to
face
meet
confront
attend
call on

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒชใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใฎใž.ใ‚€
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใฟ

Common Words

ใฎใžใ
่ฆ˜ใ
็ชบใ
่‡จใ
Godan verb
Freq #1982
1

Transitive verb

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)

Examples
็งใฏๅฃใฎ่ฃ‚ใ‘็›ฎใ‹ใ‚‰ๅค–ใ‚’่ฆ—ใ„ใŸใ€‚
I peeped out through a crack in the wall.
2

Transitive verb

to look down into (a ravine, etc.)

3

Transitive verb

to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)

Examples
็งใฏใƒกใ‚ขใƒชใƒผใŒๅบ—ใฎใ‚ฆใ‚คใƒณใƒ‰ใƒผใ‚’ใฎใžใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
I saw Mary looking into a show window.
4

Transitive verb

to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at

Examples
ใใฎ็ฎฑใ‚’ใฎใžใ„ใฆใฏใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใ€‚
Don't look into the box.
5

Transitive verb

to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ้ก•ๅพฎ้กใ‚’ใฎใžใ„ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
He was looking through a microscope.
6

Intransitive verb

to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)

Examples
้šฃไบบใŒๅก€ใฎไธŠใ‹ใ‚‰ใกใ‚‡ใ“ใฃใจ้ก”ใ‚’่ฆ—ใ‹ใ›ใŸใ€‚
The neighbor popped his head up over the wall for a moment.
7

Transitive verb

to examine (an expression); to study (a face)

8

Archaic; Intransitive verb; Esp. ่‡จใ

to face

ใฎใžใ‚€
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #5756
1

to look out on; to overlook; to front onto

2

to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to be confronted by

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใƒฌใƒผใ‚นใซใฎใžใ‚“ใง็ฒพ็ฅž็ตฑไธ€ใ—ใŸใ€‚
He psyched himself up for the race.
3

to deal with (an issue)

4

to attend (e.g. a function); to appear (e.g. in court); to be present at; to go to (e.g. a place); to take part in; to participate; to join

ใ‚Šใ‚“ใ˜
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #7474
1

temporary; provisional; interim

Examples
็งใฏใใฎไผš็คพใง่‡จๆ™‚ใฎไป•ไบ‹ใ‚’ๅพ—ใŸใ€‚
I got a temporary job at the firm.
2

special; extraordinary; extra

Examples
ๅฝผ็ญ‰ใฏ่ฒฟๆ˜“ๅ•้กŒใซใคใ„ใฆ่‡จๆ™‚ใฎไผšๅˆใ‚’้–‹ใ„ใŸใ€‚
They held a special session on trade problems.
ใใ‚“ใ‚Šใ‚“
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #10789
1

reigning (over a country)

Examples
ใใฎ็Ž‹ใฏ๏ผ”๏ผๅนด้–“ใซใ‚ใŸใฃใฆไบบๆฐ‘ใฎไธŠใซๅ›่‡จใ—ใŸใ€‚
The king reigned over his people for forty years.
2

dominating; controlling; dictating

ใ“ใ†ใ‚Šใ‚“
ใ”ใ†ใ‚Šใ‚“
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #13840
1

descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany

2

Honorific

arrival (of an important person); appearance

ใ‚Šใ‚“ใ›ใ‚“ใŸใ„ใ›ใ„
Noun
Freq #17986
1

war preparation

ใ‚Šใ‚“ใใŠใ†ใธใ‚“
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
ๅ››ๅญ—็†Ÿ่ชž
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #20334
1

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

Examples
ไฝ•ใ‹ๅฎŸ้š›ใซ่ตทใ“ใ‚Œใฐใ€็งใฏ่‡จๆฉŸๅฟœๅค‰ใซใ‚„ใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใ ใ€‚
If something does happen, I'll just play it by ear.
ใฎใžใฟ
Noun
Freq #27483
1

challenge; confrontation

ใ‚Šใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†
Noun
Freq #28959
1

deathbed; dying hour; one's death

ใ‚Šใ‚“ใ‹ใ„
Freq #36025
1

Common noun

boundary

2

Common noun; Physics

(nuclear) criticality

3

Noun or verb acting prenominally

critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)

๐ŸŽ“

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