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้€ธ
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Frequency: 1524
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

deviate
idleness
leisure
miss the mark
evade
elude
parry
diverge

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚คใƒ„
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ.ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใ.ใ‚‰ใ™
ใฏใ.ใ‚Œใ‚‹
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ„ใฃ
ใฏใ‚„
ใธใ‚“

Common Words

้€ธใ‚‰ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #3765
1

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to divert (e.g. one's attention); to evade (e.g. a question); to change (e.g. the subject)

Examples
ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฎๆฐ—ใ‚’ไป•ไบ‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใใ‚‰ใ•ใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Please don't take my mind off the work.
2

Usu. in the negative

to displease; to annoy; to offend; to upset

3

to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

็›ฎใ‚’้€ธใ‚‰ใ™
ใ‚ใ‚’ใใ‚‰ใ™
็›ฎใ‚’ๅใ‚‰ใ™
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #4444
1

to look away; to avert one's eyes

Examples
ใผใ‚“ใ‚„ใ‚Šใจใ—ใฆ็›ฎใ‚’ใใ‚‰ใ™ใชใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซๆณจๆ„ใ‚’ๆ‰•ใ„ใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Don't look away idly; just pay attention to what you're doing.
2

to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

ใ€Š ็‹ฌ้€ธ ใ€‹
ใ€Š ็‹ฌไน™ ใ€‹
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #6695
1

Germany

Examples
ใƒŠใƒใ‚บใƒ ใฏใƒ‰ใ‚คใƒ„็‹ฌ็‰นใฎใ‚‚ใฎใงใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚
Was Nazism peculiar to Germany?
้€ธใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #9847
1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to swerve from; to miss (e.g. a target)

2

to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray; to wander

Examples
ๆœฌ้กŒใ‹ใ‚‰ใใ‚Œใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
Let's not deviate from the subject.
้€ธใ‚Œใ‚‹
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #9950
1

Intransitive verb

to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from

Examples
็งใฏ้€”ไธญใงๅฝผใจใฏใใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ€‚
I lost sight of him on the way.
2

Auxiliary verb; After the -masu stem of a verb, sometimes as ใฃใฑใใ‚Œใ‚‹

to miss (one's chance to ...)

ใ„ใกใฏใ‚„ใ
้€ธๆ—ฉใ
้€ธ้€Ÿใ
Adverb
Freq #11396
1

promptly; quickly; without delay

Examples
ใญใšใฟใฏใ„ใกๆ—ฉใๆฒˆใฟใใ†ใช่ˆนใ‚’่ฆ‹ๆจใฆใ‚‹ใ€‚
Rats leave a sinking ship.
2

before others; first

ใ„ใคใ ใค
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #15226
1

deviation; departure

2

Transitive verb

(accidental) omission

้€ธใ‚‹
ๆ—ฉใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #15679
1

to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be rash; to be impetuous

2

to be excited; to be in high spirits

ใ„ใคใ‚
Noun
Freq #16013
1

anecdote; story; episode

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใพใšใƒฆใƒผใƒขใ‚ขใฎใ‚ใ‚‹้€ธ่ฉฑใ‚’่ฉฑใ—ใฆ่ฌ›็พฉใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใŸใ€‚
He began his lecture with a humorous anecdote.
ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใใ‚’ใ„ใฃใ™ใ‚‹
Expression
Freq #16136
1

Suru verb - special class

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

๐ŸŽ“

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