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่ฟ”
่ฟ”
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Frequency: 685
JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

return
answer
fade
repay

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ˜ใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‹ใˆ.ใ™
-ใ‹ใˆ.ใ™
ใ‹ใˆ.ใ‚‹
-ใ‹ใˆ.ใ‚‹

Common Words

ๅใ™
ใ‹ใˆใ™
Godan verb
Freq #562
1

Transitive verb; Esp. ่ฟ”ใ™

to return (something); to restore; to put back

Examples
ใŠ้‡‘ใฏๆ˜Žๆ—ฅ่ฟ”ใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚
I'll give you back the money tomorrow.
2

Transitive verb

to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn

3

Transitive verb; Esp. ่ฟ”ใ™

to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate

Examples
ใŠๅ‰ใฏๆฉใ‚’ไป‡ใง่ฟ”ใ—ใŸใชใ€‚
You bit the hand that fed you.
4

Transitive verb

to respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back

5

Auxiliary verb; After the -masu stem of a verb

to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)

6

Auxiliary verb; After the -masu stem of a verb

to do again; to do repeatedly

่ฟ”่พž
ใธใ‚“ใ˜
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #726
1

reply; answer; response

Examples
ใ™ใ่ฟ”ไบ‹ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ„ใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
I hope you will answer me soon.
ใใ‚Šใ‹ใˆใ™
Intransitive
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #827
1

to repeat; to do over again

Examples
ใ€Œใ„ใ„ใˆใ€ใจใ‚คใ‚ฎใƒชใ‚นไบบใฏ็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
"No," repeated the Englishman.
ใตใ‚Šใ‹ใˆใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #1359
1

Intransitive verb

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๆŒฏใ‚Š่ฟ”ใฃใฆ็งใซๅพฎ็ฌ‘ใฟใ‹ใ‘ใŸใ€‚
He looked back and smiled at me.
2

to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on); to reflect (on)

Examples
ไปŠใพใงใฎไบบ็”Ÿใ‚’ๆŒฏใ‚Š่ฟ”ใฃใฆ่€ƒใˆใฆใฟใŸๅพŒใ€็งใฏ็›ฎๆจ™ใ‚’ๅค‰ใˆใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจๅˆคๆ–ญใ—ใŸใ€‚
After reflecting on my life up to now, I decided that I needed to change my goals.
ๅใ‚‹
ใ‹ใˆใ‚‹
Godan verb
Freq #2228
1

Intransitive verb; Esp. ่ฟ”ใ‚‹

to return; to come back; to go back

Examples
ใฎใ‚ใ„ใฏใฎใ‚ใ„ไธปใซ่ฟ”ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
2

Intransitive verb

to turn over

3

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb; esp. ่ฟ”ใ‚‹

to become extremely; to become completely

ใธใ‚“ใจใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #3361
1

reply; answer

Examples
ๅฝผใฎ่ฟ”็ญ”ใฏๆ‹’็ตถใ‚‚ๅŒ็„ถใ ใ€‚
His answer amounts to a refusal.
ใ‚ใ‚Œใซใ‹ใˆใ‚‹
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #4105
1

to come to one's senses

Examples
ใใฎใจใๅฝผใฏๆˆ‘ใซ่ฟ”ใฃใŸใ€‚
Then he came to his senses.
2

to calm down

่จ€่ฟ”ใ™
ใ„ใ„ใ‹ใˆใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #4340
1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to reply; to respond

Examples
ใƒ™ใ‚นใฏ่จ€ใ„่ฟ”ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€ใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใฏๅฝผๅฅณใซใ‚‚ใฎใ™ใ”ใๅคชใ‚Šใ™ใŽใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจๆณจๆ„ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
Beth protested, but her mother reminded her that she was incredibly fat.
2

to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

ๅพก่ฟ”ใ—
ใŠใ‹ใˆใ—
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #4363
1

Transitive verb

return gift; return favour

Examples
ใŠ่ฟ”ใ—ใซๅพฎ็ฉๅˆ†ใฎใƒŽใƒผใƒˆใ‚’่ฒธใ—ใฆใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹ใ‚ใ€‚
I'll pay you back with my calculus notes.
2

revenge

Examples
ใ„ใคใ‹็งใ‚’่ปฝ่”‘ใ—ใŸใ“ใจใซๅฏพใ—ใฆใ€ๅฝผใซใŠ่ฟ”ใ—ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ‚„ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚
Someday I will repay him for looking down on me.
3

change (in a cash transaction)

ใŠใ‚‚ใ„ใ‹ใˆใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #4567
1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

๐ŸŽ“

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