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้…ท
้…ท
14 strokes
Frequency: 1596
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

cruel
severe
atrocious
unjust

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ณใ‚ฏ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใฒใฉ.ใ„

Common Words

้…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ใณใ—ใ„
้…ทใ—ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #994
1

severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless

2

hard (to do); difficult; tricky

3

intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement

ใ–ใ‚“ใ“ใ
ๆƒจ้…ท
ๆฎ‹ๅˆป
ๆƒจๅˆป
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #4020
1

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

Examples
ๆ€ช็‰ฉใฏๆฎ‹้…ทใชๅพฎ็ฌ‘ใฟใ‚’ๆตฎใ‹ในใŸใ€‚
The monster's smile was cruel.
่‹›้…ท
ใ‹ใ“ใ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #6870
1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

Examples
้™ไผๆกไปถใฏ้Ž้…ทใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
The surrender terms were harsh.
ใ‚Œใ„ใ“ใ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #9442
1

cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

Examples
็Šฌใ‚’ๅฉใใชใ‚“ใฆๅฝผใฏๅ†ท้…ทใ ใ€‚
It was cruel of him to beat his dog.
ใ“ใ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #9932
1

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

ใ“ใใ—
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #16869
1

exploitation; overuse; abuse

Examples
้…ทไฝฟใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไธๆณ•ๅค–ๅ›ฝไบบๅŠดๅƒ่€…ใฏๅˆถๅบฆใฎ้š™้–“ใซใ“ใผใ‚Œ่ฝใกใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ“ใจใŒๅคšใ„ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
Mistreated illegal foreign workers often fall between the cracks of the social system.
ใ“ใใ˜
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #18266
1

resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness

้…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.
ๆƒจใ„
้…ทใ„
ใƒ ใ‚ดใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #19874
1

cruel; merciless; pitiless; brutal; atrocious; inhuman

Examples
ๅ‹•็‰ฉใซๅฏพใ—ใฆใ‚€ใ”ใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ใ—ใฆใฏใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใ€‚
You ought not to be cruel to animals.
2

tragic; horrible; terrible; dreadful; miserable; ugly; horrifying

๐ŸŽ“

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