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่ฃ‚
่ฃ‚
12 strokes
Frequency: 1041
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

split
rend
tear

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒฌใƒ„
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ•.ใ
ใ•.ใ‘ใ‚‹
-ใŽ.ใ‚Œ

Common Words

ๅˆ‡่ฃ‚ใ
ใใ‚Šใ•ใ
ๅˆ‡ใ‚Šๅ‰ฒใ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #4259
1

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

Examples
ๅˆ‡ใ‚ŒใฏใšใŸใšใŸใซๅˆ‡ใ‚Š่ฃ‚ใ‹ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
The cloth was torn to shreds.
ๅ‰ฒใ
ใ•ใ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #4767
1

่ฃ‚ใ only

to tear; to rip up

Examples
ใใฎๅฐ‘ๅฅณใฏใใฎๅธƒใ‚’่ฃ‚ใ„ใŸใ€‚
The girl tore the cloth.
2

to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)

3

่ฃ‚ใ only

to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)

4

ๅ‰ฒใ only

to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something

Examples
่ฒด้‡ใชใŠๆ™‚้–“ใฎๆ•ฐๅˆ†ใ‚’ใ•ใ„ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Can you spare me a few minutes of your valuable time?
5

Archaic

to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

ๅผ•่ฃ‚ใ
ใฒใใ•ใ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #5347
1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to tear to pieces

Examples
ใ‚ชใƒฌใฎ้†œใ„้ƒจๅˆ†ใŒใ‚ชใƒฌใ‚’ๅผ•ใ่ฃ‚ใใ€‚
The ugly side of myself tears me up.
2

to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart

ใฏใ‚Œใค
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #6478
1

bursting; rupture; explosion

Examples
ๆฐด้“็ฎกใŒๅ‡ใฃใฆ็ ด่ฃ‚ใ—ใŸใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚
The water pipes froze and then burst.
2

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off

ๅ‰ฒใ‘ใ‚‹
ใ•ใ‘ใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #6559
1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

Examples
ใ“ใฎๅธƒใฏ่ฃ‚ใ‘ใ‚„ใ™ใ„ใ€‚
This cloth tears easily.
ใใ‚Œใค
Noun
Freq #8570
1

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

Examples
่€้œ‡ๆ€งใฎๆ‚ชใ„ๅปบ็‰ฉใซไบ€่ฃ‚ใŒ็”Ÿใ˜ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Also cracks may form in buildings that aren't Earthquake proof.
ใ•ใ่ฃ‚
ใ•ใใ‚Œใค
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #8758
1

violent explosion; bursting

ใถใ‚“ใ‚Œใค
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #10813
1

split; division; break up

Examples
ๅ…šๆดพใฏไบŒใคใซๅˆ†่ฃ‚ใ—ใŸใ€‚
The party was split up into two.
ใ•ใ‘ใ‚
่ฃ‚็›ฎ
Noun
Freq #15725
1

tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm; rift

Examples
็งใฏๅฃใฎ่ฃ‚ใ‘็›ฎใ‹ใ‚‰ๅค–ใ‚’่ฆ—ใ„ใŸใ€‚
I peeped out through a crack in the wall.
ๅผต่ฃ‚ใ‘ใ‚‹
ใฏใ‚Šใ•ใ‘ใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #16178
1

to burst (open); to break; to split

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏใใฎ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใ›ใ‚’่žใ„ใฆใ€่ƒธใŒๅผตใ‚Š่ฃ‚ใ‘ใ‚“ใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใซๆณฃใ„ใŸใ€‚
Hearing the news, she cried her heart out.
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