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่ฆ
่ฆ
9 strokes
Frequency: 106
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

need
main point
essence
pivot
key to

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒจใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ„.ใ‚‹
ใ‹ใชใ‚
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใจใ—

Common Words

ๅฟ…็”จ
ใฒใคใ‚ˆใ†
Freq #195
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); ๅฟ…็”จ can imply has to be used rather than is just needed

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable

Examples
็ง้”ใŒ็”Ÿใใฆใ„ใใŸใ‚ใซใฏ่กฃ้ฃŸไฝใŒๅฟ…่ฆใงใ™ใ€‚
We need food, clothes and a home in order to live.
2

Common noun

necessity; need; requirement

Examples
ๆญฏๅŒป่€…ใซ่กŒใๅฟ…่ฆใฏใชใ„ใงใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚
You don't need to go to the dentist's.
่ฆใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #701
1

to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

Examples
ไปŠใฎใจใ“ใ‚ใŠ้‡‘ใฏใ„ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚
I don't need money at present.
ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ‚ˆใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #1112
1

important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

Examples
ใใฎ็ตใณ็›ฎใ‚’ๅฎˆใ‚‹ใฎใฏ้‡่ฆใชใ“ใจใ ใ€‚
Maintaining that tie is important.
ใ‚ˆใ†ใใ‚…ใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #2116
1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

Examples
็งใฏๅฝผใซๆๅฎณ่ณ ๅ„Ÿใ‚’่ฆๆฑ‚ใ—ใŸใ€‚
I claimed damages against him.
ๅฟ…่ฆ็„กใ„
ใฒใคใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ„
Expression
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #2286
1

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

Examples
ๅฝผใซใฏใใ‚“ใชๆ‰ฑใ„ใฏๅฟ…่ฆใชใ„ใ€‚
He doesn't need such treatment.
ใ‚ˆใ†ใ
Noun
Freq #2733
1

component; factor; item (e.g. in list)

Examples
ๆ•™่‚ฒใฏ้‡ๅคงใช่ฆ็ด ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Education is a critical element.
2

Computing

element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

ใฒใคใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ™ใ‚‹
Expression
Transitive
ใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Freq #2757
1

to need; to call for; to require

Examples
ใจใ‚Šใ‚ใ‘ๅญไพ›ใŸใกใฏๆ„›ๆƒ…ใ‚’ๅฟ…่ฆใจใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Above all, children need love.
ใ‚ˆใ†ใ™ใ‚‹ใซ
Expression
Adverb
Freq #3554
1

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ่ฆใ™ใ‚‹ใซใŠใ—ใ‚ƒในใ‚Šใชใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
She is, in brief, a chatterbox.
ใ‚ˆใ†ใ›ใ„
Noun
Freq #4733
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

appeal; call for something; request; claim; demand

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็งใฎ่ฆ่ซ‹ใซใคใ„ใฆใฏไฝ•ใ‚‚่จ€ใ‚ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
He said nothing as to my request.
2

axiom

ใตใ‚ˆใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #4758
1

unnecessary; unneeded

Examples
ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏไธ็”จใฎ็‰ฉใฏๆจใฆใŸใ€‚
They discarded unnecessary things.
๐ŸŽ“

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