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่ฟฝ
่ฟฝ
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Frequency: 411
JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

chase
drive away
follow
pursue
meanwhile

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ„ใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŠ.ใ†
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใŠใ„

Common Words

ใŠใ†
้€ใ†
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #782
1

to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after

Examples
ใใฎ่ญฆๅฎ˜ใฏๆณฅๆฃ’ใ‚’่ฟฝใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
The policeman was after the thief.
2

to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)

Examples
ใ‚จใ‚คใ‚บ่ชฟๆŸปใฎๅˆ†้‡ŽใซใŠใ‘ใ‚‹ใ™ในใฆใฎๅค‰ๅŒ–ใ‚’่ฟฝใ„็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใงใใชใ„ใ€‚
I can't keep track of all the changes taking place in the world of AIDS research.
3

to drive out; to get rid of; to oust; to expel

4

to drive (e.g. a herd)

Examples
ใ‚ซใ‚ฆใƒœใƒผใ‚คใŒ็‰›ใ‚’็‰ง่‰ๅœฐใธ่ฟฝใฃใฆใ„ใใ€‚
A cowboy is driving cattle to the pasture.
5

In passive voice

to be pressed (e.g. for time)

Examples
ไปŠๆ—ฅใฏๆ™‚้–“ใซ่ฟฝใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใฆใญใ€‚
I've been pressed for time today!
่ฟฝใ„ๆŽ›ใ‘ใ‚‹
ใŠใ„ใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹
่ฟฝใ„้ง†ใ‘ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #1626
1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

Examples
็ŠฌใŒ็Œซใ‚’่ฟฝใ„ใ‹ใ‘ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
A dog was running after a cat.
2

As ่ฟฝใ„ใ‹ใ‘ใฆ or ่ฟฝใ„ใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ

subsequently; following that; (and) then

่ฟฝใ„ไป˜ใ
ใŠใ„ใคใ
่ฟฝใ„็€ใ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #2136
1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to reach

Examples
ใƒˆใƒ ใซ่ฟฝใ„ใคใใŸใ‚ใซ่ตฐใ‚‰ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
I had to run to catch up with Tom.
2

to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

ใคใ„ใ‹
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #2694
1

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

Examples
ๅ็ฐฟใซ็งใฎๅๅ‰ใ‚‚่ฟฝๅŠ ใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Please add my name to the list.
ใŠใ„ใ ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #2729
1

to expel; to drive out

Examples
ๅฐๆ‰€ใ‹ใ‚‰ใใฎ็Œซใ‚’่ฟฝใ„ๅ‡บใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใ€‚
Chase the cat out of the kitchen.
่ฟฝใ„ใคใ‚ใ‚‹
ใŠใ„ใคใ‚ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #3436
1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ่ฟฝใ„ใคใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚ทใ‚ซใ‚’้Šƒใงใญใ‚‰ใฃใŸใ€‚
He drew a bead on a stag at bay.
ใŠใ„ใ“ใ‚€
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #4575
1

to herd; to drive; to chase; to corral

2

to corner; to force someone into doing

Examples
ใจใ†ใจใ†ๅœŸๅฃ‡ๅ ดใซ่ฟฝใ„่พผใพใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
We have been completely cornered.
3

to go hard; to push yourself; to make a last charge

Examples
ๅƒ•ใฏ่ฟฝใ„่พผใพใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจไธ€็•ชไป•ไบ‹ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
I work best under pressure.
4

to run on (e.g. lines in printing)

5

Baseball

to have two strikes

่ทกใ‚’่ฟฝใ†
ใ‚ใจใ‚’่ฟฝใ†
ใ‚ใจใ‚’ใŠใ†
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #4865
1

to follow; to pursue; to chase; to run after

Examples
ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏใใฎ่ปŠใŒๆฎ‹ใ—ใฆใ„ใฃใŸ่ทกใ‚’่ฟฝใฃใŸใ€‚
They followed the tracks the car had left.
2

to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one

3

to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

ใŠใ„ใฏใ‚‰ใ†
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #5475
1

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

Examples
่ญฆๅฏŸใฏ็พค่ก†ใ‚’่ฟฝใ„ๆ‰•ใฃใŸใ€‚
The police turned away the crowd.
ใคใ„ใใ‚…ใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #5938
1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding; pinning down

Examples
่ฟฝๅŠใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ€ใคใ„ใ€่ฆ‹ใˆ้€ใ„ใŸๅ˜˜ใ‚’ใคใ„ใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ€‚
I was pressed by their questioning and slipped into telling an obvious lie.
2

catching up; overtaking

๐ŸŽ“

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