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่‹ฅ
่‹ฅ
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Frequency: 458
JLPT N2
Grade 6

Meanings

young
if
perhaps
possibly
low number
immature

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ธใƒฃใ‚ฏ
ใƒ‹ใƒฃใ‚ฏ
ใƒ‹ใƒฃ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ใ‹.ใ„
ใ‚ใ‹-
ใ‚‚.ใ—ใใ‚
ใ‚‚.ใ—
ใ‚‚.ใ—ใใฏ
ใ”ใจ.ใ—
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ‚ใ
ใ‚ใ“

Common Words

่‹ฅใ—
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #291
1

if; in case; supposing

Examples
ๅฝผใ‚’ๆ‰นๅˆคใ™ใ‚‹ไบบใฏใ€ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚ใฃใฆใ‚‚ใ”ใใ‚ใšใ‹ใ•ใ€‚
Few, if any, will criticize him.
ใ‚ใ‹ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #418
1

young; youthful

Examples
ใ€Œๅฝผๅฅณใฏ่‹ฅใ„ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€ใ€Œใฏใ„ใ€
"Is she young?" "Yes, she is."
2

immature; green

3

low (number); small

่‹ฅใ—ใ‹ใ—ใฆ
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #1309
1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by any chance; if I'm not mistaken

Examples
ใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใฆๅๅ‰ใ‚’ๅ‘ผใฐใ‚Œใ‚‹ใฎใŒๆฅใšใ‹ใ—ใ„ใฃใฆ๏ผŸ
Ah, could it be you're embarrassed to be called by your first name?
2

if; in case; in the event that

่‹ฅใ—ใ‹ใ—ใŸใ‚‰
Expression
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #1467
1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

Examples
ใ“ใฎ็ฉบๆจกๆง˜ใ ใจใ€ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใŸใ‚‰ๅˆๅพŒใซใฏใฒใจ้›จ้™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
From the look of the sky, it may rain in the afternoon.
่‹ฅใ—ใ‚‚
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #1872
1

Emph. form of ่‹ฅใ—, often in unfavorable situations

if; in case; supposing

Examples
ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚‚ๅˆฅใฎๆ–นๆณ•ใงใŠๆ‰‹ไผใ„ใงใใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ‚‰ใ€ใ”้€ฃ็ตกใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Please let us know if we can be of help in other ways.
ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‚ใฎ
ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #2530
1

young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth

Examples
่‹ฅ่€…้”ใฏๆœฌๆฅใ€่ฆชใฎ่€ƒใˆใซๅฏพใ—ใฆๅ็™บใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใ ใ€‚
It is quite natural for young people to rebel against their parents.
ใใฎๆญŒๆ‰‹ใฏ่‹ฅ่€…ใŸใกใฎใ‚ขใ‚คใƒ‰ใƒซใ ใ€‚
That singer is a teenage idol.
่‹ฅใ—ใใฏ
Usually kana
Freq #3493
1

Conjunction

or; otherwise

Examples
๏ผ—๏ผๅนดใ‚‚ใ—ใใฏ๏ผ˜๏ผๅนดใŒไบบ้–“ใฎๆ™ฎ้€šใฎๅฏฟๅ‘ฝๆœŸ้–“ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.
ๅนพ่จฑ
ใ˜ใ‚ƒใฃใ‹ใ‚“ (่‹ฅๅนฒ)
ใใ“ใฐใ
ใใใฐใ
ใใ“ใฐ (่‹ฅๅนฒ)
Freq #3536
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

some; few; a number of; a little (bit)

Examples
ๅ…ฌๅœ’ใฎใคใคใ˜ใฎไธ–่ฉฑใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ๅบญๅธซใŒ่‹ฅๅนฒๅใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Several gardeners look after the azaleas in the park.
2

Common noun; Adverb (fukushi)

somewhat; to a certain extent

3

ใใ“ใฐใ๏ผใใใฐใ๏ผใใ“ใฐ only; Archaic; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adverb (fukushi); Common noun

many; a lot

่‹ฅใ—ใ‚„
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #4586
1

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใŒใฉใ“ใซไฝใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ€ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚„ใ”ๅญ˜็Ÿฅใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Do you happen to know where she lives?
่‹ฅใ—ใ‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใจ
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #4987
1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

Examples
ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅฝผใฏๆ˜Žๆ—ฅๆฅใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚
He might come tomorrow.

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

young

Constituents

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

๐ ‚‡ by one's side
๐Ÿงฉ flowers
ๅฃ mouth
ๅณ right

Mnemonic Stories

The young maiden, who was still single and looking for a suitor, wore a hibiscus flower tucked behind her right ear as a sign of her availability.

The young knight, fresh from his first battle, presented a blood-stained flower to the princess with his gore-splattered right hand.

๐ŸŽ“

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