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้ญ
้ญ
13 strokes
Frequency: 1554
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

encounter
meet
party
association
interview
join

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฝใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚.ใ†
ใ‚.ใ‚ใ›ใ‚‹

Common Words

้€ขใ†
้ญใ†
ใ‚ใ†
้‡ใ†
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #172
1

้€ขใ† is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; ้ญใ† may have an undesirable nuance

to meet; to encounter; to see

Examples
ๅ‰ใซๅฝผใซใ‚ใฃใŸใฎใ‚’่ฆšใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
I remember seeing him before.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Esp. ้ญใ† when in kanji

to have an accident; to have a bad experience

Examples
้ง…ใธ่กŒใ้€”ไธญใงใซใ‚ใ‹้›จใซ้ญใฃใŸใ€‚
I was caught in a shower on my way to the station.
ๅ‡บ้€ขใ†
ๅ‡บๅˆใ†
ๅ‡บ้ญใ†
ๅ‡บใ‚ใ†
ใงใ‚ใ†
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #858
1

ๅ‡บ้ญใ† usu. has a negative connotation

to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon

Examples
ใใฎใ†ๆ—งๅ‹ใฎไธ€ไบบใซๅ‡บไผšใฃใŸใ€‚
I saw an old friend of mine yesterday.
2

ๅ‡บไผšใ†๏ผๅ‡บๅˆใ† only; Esp. ๅ‡บๅˆใ†

to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)

3

ๅ‡บไผšใ†๏ผๅ‡บๅˆใ† only; Often used imperatively as ๅ‡บไผšใˆ

to emerge and engage (an enemy)

ๅ‡บ้€ขใ„
ๅ‡บๅˆใ„
ๅ‡บไผš
ๅ‡บๅˆ
ๅ‡บ้ญใ„
ใงใ‚ใ„
Noun
Freq #2853
1

meeting; rendezvous; encounter

Examples
็งใŸใกใฎๅ‡บไผšใ„ใฏใพใฃใŸใใฎๅถ็„ถใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
Our meeting was quite accidental.
2

meeting for the first time; coming across

3

Esp. ๅ‡บๅˆใ„, ๅ‡บๅˆ

confluence

ใใ†ใใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #3717
1

encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

Examples
็งใŸใกใฏๅคšใใฎๅ›ฐ้›ฃใซ้ญ้‡ใ—ใŸใ€‚
We encountered many difficulties.
็›ฎใซ้ญใ†
ใ‚ใซใ‚ใ†
็›ฎใซไผšใ†
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #4520
1

to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer

Examples
ๆˆ‘ใ€…ใฏใคใ‚‰ใ„็›ฎใซใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚
We had a rough time.
ใ‚‚ใ†ๅฐ‘ใ—็ŸฅๆตใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ€ๅฝผใฏ้ขๅ€’ใช็›ฎใซใ‚ใ‚ใšใซใ™ใ‚“ใ ใฎใซใ€‚
With a little more wisdom, he would not have got in trouble.
ใใ†ใชใ‚“
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #15305
1

(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress

Examples
ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏๅฑฑใง้ญ้›ฃใ—ใŸใ€‚
They met with an accident in the mountains.
ไบ‹ๆ•…ใซ้ญใ†
ใ˜ใ“ใซใ‚ใ†
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #18949
1

to have an accident; to meet with an accident

Examples
ๅฝผใฏไบ‹ๆ•…ใซ้ญใฃใฆ้ชจใ‚’ๆŠ˜ใฃใŸใ€‚
He met with an accident and broke some bones.
้…ทใ„็›ฎใซ้ญใ†
ใฒใฉใ„ใ‚ใซใ‚ใ†
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #19579
1

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

Examples
ใ‚ใ„ใคใ‚ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใ“ใ็—›ใ„็›ฎใซใ‚ใ‚ใ›ใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚
I'll take my revenge on him at all costs tomorrow.
็—›ใ„็›ฎใซๅˆใ†
็—›ใ„็›ฎใซ้ญใ†
ใ„ใŸใ„ใ‚ใซใ‚ใ†
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #25577
1

to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain

้ญใ‚ใ™
ไผšใ™
้ญใ™
ใ‚ใ‚ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #41604
1

to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet

2

to expose to; to subject to

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