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้ฃ
้ฃ
12 strokes
Frequency: 664
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

dispatch
despatch
send
give
donate
do
undertake

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฑใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใคใ‹.ใ†
-ใคใ‹.ใ„
-ใฅใ‹.ใ„
ใคใ‹.ใ‚ใ™
ใ‚„.ใ‚‹

Common Words

้ฃใ‚‹
Godan verb
Usually kana
Freq #41
1

Colloquial; Transitive verb

to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study

Examples
ใ‚ใ‚ใ€ๅ›ใŒใ‚„ใฃใŸใ‚“ใ ใญใ€‚
Aha, you did it, didn't you?
2

Transitive verb

to send; to dispatch; to despatch

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใใฎๅฐ‘ๅนดใ‚’ไฝฟใ„ใซใ‚„ใฃใŸใ€‚
He has sent the boy on an errand.
3

Transitive verb

to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)

Examples
ไฟบใฎใƒžใ‚คใƒŠใ‚นใƒ‰ใƒฉใ‚คใƒใƒผใฉใ“ใซใ‚„ใฃใŸ๏ผ๏ผ
Where've you stuck my flat-head screwdriver?!
4

Transitive verb

to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer

Examples
๏ผ•ใƒ‰ใƒซใ‚’ใ‚„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Here's $5.
ใ‚ตใ‚คใƒณๆ›ธใ„ใฆใ‚„ใฃใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใ„ใžใ€‚
I can give you an autograph if you want.
5

Transitive verb

to make (a vehicle) go faster

6

Transitive verb

to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise

Examples
ๅ…จใฆใ‚’ๆจใฆใฆใ“ใฎใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใ‚’ใ‚„ใ‚‹็›ฎ็š„ใฏใฒใจใคใ ใ‘ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
I had only one aim in throwing everything away to run this restaurant.
7

Transitive verb

to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke

8

Transitive verb

to hold (a performance); to perform; to show

9

Transitive verb

to ease (one's mind)

10

Colloquial; Transitive verb

to harm; to injure; to kill

Examples
็„ก้–ขไฟ‚ใฎไบบใ‚’ๆฎบใ‚‹ใช๏ผ
Don't kill off bystanders!
11

Slang; Vulgar expression or word; Transitive verb; Oft. written as ใƒคใ‚‹

to have sex; to fuck; to bang

12

Intransitive verb

to live; to get by; to get along

13

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb, often in the negative

to do ... completely

14

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance

15

Auxiliary verb; After the -te form of a verb; sometimes with negative nuance

to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to

16

Auxiliary verb; After the -te form of a verb

to make active efforts to ...

้ฃใ†
ใคใ‹ใ†
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #132
1

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use

Examples
ใ€Œใ‚ใชใŸใฎ่พžๆ›ธใ‚’ไฝฟใฃใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€ใ€Œใฏใ„ใ€ใฉใ†ใžใ€
"Can I use your dictionary?" "Yes, here you are."
2

to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate

Examples
ใ‚ขใ‚ธใ‚ข่ซธๅ›ฝใชใฉใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ‡บ็จผใŽใซใใŸๅค–ๅ›ฝไบบใ‚’ใƒกใ‚คใƒ‰ใจใ—ใฆไฝฟใ†ใฎใŒๅธธ่ญ˜ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
It has become common practise to employ foreigners working abroad from Asian countries as maids.
3

to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume

Examples
ใŠๆนฏใ‚’ๅ…จ้ƒจไฝฟใ‚ใชใ„ใงใ€‚
Don't use all the hot water.
4

to use (language); to speak

ใ‚„ใฃใฆๆฅใ‚‹
้ฃใฃใฆๆฅใ‚‹
Expression
Usually kana
Freq #757
1

Kuru verb - special class

to come along; to come around; to turn up

Examples
๏ผ‘๏ผๅˆ†ใ‚‚ใ™ใ‚ŒใฐๅฝผใŒใ‚„ใฃใฆใใพใ™ใ€‚
He'll be along in ten minutes.
2

Kuru verb - special class

to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

ใ‚„ใฃใฆ่ฆ‹ใ‚‹
้ฃใฃใฆใฟใ‚‹
้ฃใฃใฆ่ฆ‹ใ‚‹
Expression
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #1731
1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

Examples
ใจใซใ‹ใใ‚„ใฃใฆใฟใ‚‹ไพกๅ€คใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
It's worth trying at all events.
้ฃใ‚Šๆ–น
ใ‚„ใ‚Šใ‹ใŸ
Noun
Freq #2086
1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

Examples
ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒๅƒ•ใฎใ‚„ใ‚Šๆ–นใ ใ€‚
This is how I go about it.
ใƒคใƒซๆฐ—
ใ‚„ใ‚‹ใ
้ฃใ‚‹ๆฐ—
Noun
Freq #2305
1

will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness

Examples
็งใซใฏใ‚ฌใƒƒใƒ„ใจใ‚„ใ‚‹ๆฐ—ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
I'm a person with guts and a strong will.
ใ—ใฆ้ฃใ‚‹
็‚บใฆ้ฃใ‚‹
็‚บใฆใ‚„ใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #2476
1

to do for (someone)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅฅด้šทใ‚’่‡ช็”ฑใซใ—ใฆใ‚„ใ‚‹ใจ็ด„ๆŸใ—ใŸใ€‚
He guaranteed his slaves' freedom.
2

to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

ใ€Š ็„ก็†็Ÿข็† ใ€‹
ใ‚€ใ‚Šใ‚„ใ‚Š
็„ก็†้ฃใ‚Š
Adverb
Freq #3385
1

forcibly; by force; against one's will

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็„ก็†ใ‚„ใ‚Šๆฎ‹ๆฅญใ•ใ›ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
He was forced to work overtime.
ใ‚„ใ‚Šๅ–ใ‚Š
้ฃใ‚Šๅ–ใ‚Š
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #3500
1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

Examples
็›ฎใฎๅ‰ใง็นฐใ‚Šๅบƒใ’ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚„ใ‚Šๅ–ใ‚Šใฏใ€ไฟบใŒๅ…ฅใ‚Š่พผใ‚€้š™ใชใ‚“ใฆไธ€ใƒŸใƒชใ‚‚ใชใ„ใ€‚
The exchange unfolding in front of my eyes had not a single millimetre of a gap in which for me to slip.
้ฃใ„
ใคใ‹ใ„
Freq #3796
1

Common noun

errand; mission; going on an errand

Examples
ไฝฟใ„ใฎ้€”ไธญ้“่‰ใ‚’ใใ†ใชใ€‚
Don't delay on this errand.
2

Common noun

messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl

3

Common noun

familiar spirit

4

Noun, used as a suffix; Noun, used as a prefix; Oft. read ใฅใ‹ใ„ when used as a suffix

use; usage; user; trainer; tamer; handler; charmer

Examples
ใฒใจใ“ใจใง่จ€ใˆใฐใ€ๅฝผใฏใŠในใฃใ‹ไฝฟใ„ใ ใ€‚
In a word, he is a flatterer.
๐ŸŽ“

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