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่–ฆ
่–ฆ
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Frequency: 1082
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

recommend
mat
advise
encourage
offer

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ปใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ™ใ™.ใ‚ใ‚‹
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ“ใ‚‚

Common Words

่–ฆใ‚ใ‚‹
ใ™ใ™ใ‚ใ‚‹
ๅฅจใ‚ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #2898
1

ๅ‹งใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผๅฅจใ‚ใ‚‹ only

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to encourage; to urge

Examples
็งใฏ่ฒดๆ–นใŒๆฑฝ่ปŠใง่กŒใใ“ใจใ‚’ๅ‹งใ‚ใพใ™ใ€‚
I recommend you to go by train.
2

Esp. ่–ฆใ‚ใ‚‹

to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest

Examples
ใƒˆใƒ ใฏๅฝผใ‚‰ใซใใฎๅฐ่ชฌใ‚’่–ฆใ‚ใŸใ€‚
Tom recommended the novel to them.
3

ๅ‹งใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผๅฅจใ‚ใ‚‹ only

to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

Examples
ๅฝผใซใ‚ฆใ‚คใ‚นใ‚ญใƒผใ‹ใ‚ธใƒณใ‚’ใ™ใ™ใ‚ใŸใŒใ€ๅฝผใฏใฉใกใ‚‰ใ‚‚ใ„ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใจ่จ€ใฃใŸใ€‚
I offered him whisky or gin, but he said he didn't need either.
ใ™ใ„ใ›ใ‚“
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #6715
1

recommendation; referral; endorsement

Examples
็ง้”ใฏๅฝผใ‚’่ญฐ้•ทใซๆŽจ่–ฆใ—ใŸใ€‚
We recommended him as chairman.
ใŠๅ‹งใ‚
ใŠ่–ฆใ‚
ใ‚ชใ‚นใ‚นใƒก
ใŠๅฅจใ‚
Polite
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #10730
1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

Examples
ใŠใ™ใ™ใ‚ใฎ้ดๅฑ‹ใ‚’ๆ•™ใˆใฆใใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ใ€‚
Can you recommend your favorite shoe store?
่ฐ
ใ“ใ‚‚
Noun
Freq #24386
1

woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves)

2

Abbreviation

beggar

3

Archaic

Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

่–ฆใ‚
ๅฅจใ‚
ใ™ใ™ใ‚
Noun
Freq #25791
1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

Examples
ใ‚‚ใ—ๅฝผใฎใ™ใ™ใ‚ใซๅพ“ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ‚‰ใ€ไผš็คพใซไธ€้Šญใ‚‚ใชใใชใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
The firm might have lost all its money if it had taken his advice.
ใ™ใ„ใ›ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†
Noun
Freq #39845
1

letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference

Examples
่ชฒ้•ทใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใฃใŸๆŽจ่–ฆ็ŠถใŒ็‰ฉใ‚’่จ€ใฃใŸใ€‚
The recommendation from my boss made all the difference.
ใ™ใ„ใ›ใ‚“ใ‚ใ
Noun
Freq #63616
1

(university) admission category for recommended candidates

ใ™ใ„ใ›ใ‚“ใซใ‚…ใ†ใŒใ
Noun
Freq #67075
1

admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)

ใ˜ใ›ใ‚“
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #78365
1

self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward

ใ™ใ„ใ›ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚ƒ
Noun
Freq #80679
1

recommender; nominator; referee

๐ŸŽ“

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