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Frequency: 207
JLPT N4
Grade 2

Meanings

road-way
street
district
journey
course
moral
teachings

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ‰ใ‚ฆ
ใƒˆใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใฟใก
ใ„ใ†
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ•
ใ˜
ใฉ
ใฟใค
ใŠใ•ใ‚€

Common Words

้€”
่ทฏ
ๅพ„
ใฟใก
Noun
Freq #352
1

road; path; street; lane; passage

Examples
้“ใฏๆ€ฅๆ–œ้ขใ‚’ใ‚ธใ‚ฐใ‚ถใ‚ฐใซใฎใผใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
The path zigzagged up the steep slope.
2

route; way

Examples
ไบบ็”Ÿใฏ้‡ใ„่ทใ‚’่ƒŒ่ฒ ใฃใฆ้ ใ„้“ใ‚’่กŒใใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚‚ใฎใ ใ€‚
One's life is like going far with a burden on one's back.
3

distance; journey

4

road (e.g. to victory); course

5

way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles

6

teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma

7

field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality

8

means; way; method

้…ทใ„
้ž้“ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #687
1

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe

Examples
ใ“ใฎ่–ฌใฏใฒใฉใ„ๅ‘ณใŒใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
This medicine tastes horrible.
2

violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme

3

very bad; terrible; awful

4

excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

ใฉใ†ใ
Noun
Freq #1808
1

tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device

Examples
ใ“ใฎ้“ๅ…ทใฏใชใ‚“ใฎๅฝนใซใ‚‚ใŸใŸใชใ„ใ€‚
This tool is good for nothing.
2

means

3

furniture

ใฉใ†ใ‚
Noun
Freq #4408
1

road; highway

Examples
ใใฎๅด–ใฏ้“่ทฏใฎไธŠใซ็ชใๅ‡บใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The cliff hangs over the road.
ใฉใ†ใ‚Š
Noun
Freq #4843
1

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

Examples
ใฉใ†ใ—ใฆใŠๅ‰ใฏ้“็†ใซๅพ“ใŠใ†ใจใ—ใชใ„ใฎใ‹ใ€‚
Why will you not listen to reason?
ๅธฐใ‚Š่ทฏ
ใ‹ใˆใ‚Šใฟใก
Noun
Freq #5345
1

the way back; the way home; return trip

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๅธฐใ‚Š้“ใŒใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
She could not find her way back.
ใฉใ†
Noun
Freq #5401
1

Abbreviation

road; path; street; route

2

way; set of practices; rules for conducting oneself

3

Abbreviation; In japanese schools

moral education

4

Buddhist teachings

5

Taoism

6

administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

7

Historical term

administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.)

8

province (administrative region of Korea)

9

circuit (administrative region of China)

10

Historical term

province (Tang-era administrative region of China)

ใฉใ†ใกใ‚…ใ†
Noun
Freq #5535
1

journey; trip; travels

Examples
้“ไธญๅพก็„กไบ‹ใ‚’็ฅˆใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
I wish you a good journey.
2

Adverb (fukushi)

during the journey; on the way; while travelling

ใใฉใ†
Noun
Freq #5672
1

Astronomy; Physics

orbit; trajectory

Examples
ใใฎ่ก›ๆ˜Ÿใฏๅœฐ็ƒใฎ่ปŒ้“ใ‚’๏ผ‘๏ผๅ‘จใ—ใŸใ€‚
The satellite made 10 orbits of the earth.
2

(railroad) track

3

(right) track; proper course

ใฉใ†ใจ
Noun
Freq #6154
1

capital of Hokkaido (i.e. Sapporo)

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

road-way

Constituents

The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.

ไธถ drop
ไธท horns
โปŒ road
็›ฎ eye
้ฆ– neck

Mnemonic Stories

Out on the road-way, Iโ€™m risking my neck driving in this traffic.

A traffic jam on this specific road-way creates a bottleneck that chokes the flow of cars for miles.

๐ŸŽ“

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