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่ก
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Frequency: 972
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

collide
brunt
highway
opposition (astronomy)
thrust
pierce
stab
prick

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ทใƒงใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใค.ใ

Common Words

ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ’ใ
Noun
Freq #1572
1

impact; shock; impulse

Examples
ใƒใƒณใƒ‘ใƒผใŒ่กๆ’ƒใ‚’ใ„ใใ‚‰ใ‹ๅธๅŽใ—ใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
The car bumper absorbed some of the impact.
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

(psychological) shock

Examples
ๆ˜จๆ—ฅ่ฆ‹ใŸใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใ‚นใซ่กๆ’ƒใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใŸใ€‚
I was shocked by yesterday's news.
่กใ
ๆ’žใ
ๆบใ
ใคใ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #2203
1

to prick; to stab

Examples
้‡ใง่ฆชๆŒ‡ใ‚’็ชใ„ใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ€‚
I pricked my thumb with a needle.
2

to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike

3

to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.)

Examples
ใƒ†ใƒผใƒ–ใƒซใซใฒใ˜ใ‚’็ชใใฎใฏใ‚„ใ‚ใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Stop resting your elbows on the table.
4

to attack

5

to brave (the rain, etc.)

ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใฉใ†
Noun
Freq #4062
1

impulse; urge; impetus

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ่กๅ‹•ใซ้ง†ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
He was borne away by an impulse.
ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใจใค
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #4671
1

collision; crash; impact; running into

Examples
่ปŠใŒใƒˆใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใซ่ก็ชใ—ใŸใ€‚
The car collided with a truck.
2

clash; skirmish; conflict; discord; quarrel; brush

Examples
ๆ—ฅ็ฑณใฎๅˆฉๅฎณใŒใ“ใฎ็‚นใง่ก็ชใ—ใŸใ€‚
Japanese and American interests clashed on this point.
ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ’ใใฆใ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #7815
1

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding; astonishing

็ชไธŠใ’ใ‚‹
่กใไธŠใ’ใ‚‹
ใคใใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #8420
1

to push up; to force up; to toss

Examples
ใใฎๆ‰‹ใ‚’็ฉบใธ็ชใไธŠใ’ใ‚ใ€‚
Raise your hand to the sky.
2

to pressure one's superiors

3

to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart

ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ’ใใฏ
Noun
Freq #11129
1

shock wave

Examples
ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎใ„ใ‚ใ‚†ใ‚‹ใƒใƒ–ใƒซ็ตŒๆธˆใฎๅดฉๅฃŠใฏใ€ๅ›ฝ้š›ๅธ‚ๅ ดใซ่กๆ’ƒๆณขใ‚’ๅบƒใ’ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
The bursting of Japan's so-called bubble economy sent shock waves through international markets.
่กใๅ‹•ใ‹ใ™
ใคใใ†ใ”ใ‹ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #12547
1

็ชใๅ‹•ใ‹ใ™ only

to push; to propel; to shove

2

to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel; to spur; to stir up; to arouse

้š™ใ‚’็ชใ
ใ™ใใ‚’ใคใ
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #14653
1

to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

ไธๆ„ใ‚’ใคใ
ไธๆ„ใ‚’่กใ
ใตใ„ใ‚’ใคใ
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #18136
1

to take by surprise

Examples
ใใฎใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใ‚นใฏๅฝผใฎไธๆ„ใ‚’ใคใ„ใŸใ€‚
The news took him by surprise.
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