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JLPT N1
Grade 9

Meanings

hollyhock

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あおい
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ăŸă‚‚ă‚‹
け

Common Words

è‘”
ケă‚Șă‚€
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #12533
1

mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae)

Examples
ç§ăŻæ˜Žæ—„è‘”ă•ă‚“ă«äŒšă„ă«ç†ŠæœŹăžèĄŒăă€ă‚‚ă‚Šă§ă™ă€‚
I will go to Kumamoto to see Mr Aoi tomorrow.
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Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)

ć‘æ—„è‘”
ヒマワăƒȘ
æ—„ć›žă‚Š
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #23191
1

sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

ć±±è‘”
ăƒŻă‚”ăƒ“
《 ć’ŒäœæŻ” 》
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #41198
1

wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish

Examples
こぼすしはわさびがよくćŠčいどいる。
This sushi is seasoned with plenty of horse-radish.
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Colloquial

horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)

æȘłæŠ”
è’Čè‘”
びりょう (æȘłæŠ”)
ă»ă (è’Čè‘”)
ă‚ă˜ăŸă• (æȘłæŠ”)
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #70414
1

Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)

è‘”ç„­ă‚Š
ă‚ăŠă„ăŸă€ă‚Š
Noun
Freq #106575
1

Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15); Aoi Matsuri

ćŻ’è‘”
æœèĄĄ
べこう (æœèĄĄ)
ă‚«ăƒłă‚ąă‚Șă‚€
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #125164
1

Asarum nipponicum (species of wild ginger)

ă‚€ă‚œă‚źăƒłăƒăƒŁă‚Ż
çŁŻć·Ÿç€
菟葔
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #140448
1

sea anemone

ć±±è‘”æŒŹă‘
ć±±è‘”æŒŹ
ă‚ă•ăłă„ă‘
Noun
Freq #143800
1

pickled Japanese horseradish; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees

æœŹăƒŻă‚”ăƒ“
æœŹć±±è‘”
ă»ă‚“ă‚ă•ăł
Noun
Freq #147856
1

real wasabi (as opposed to Western horseradish)

è‘”ăźă”çŽ‹
あおいぼごもん
Expression
Noun
Freq #151332
1

wild ginger trefoil family crest (of the Tokugawa clan); triple hollyhock family crest

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