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้‡
้‡
9 strokes
Frequency: 193
JLPT N3
Grade 3

Meanings

heavy
important
esteem
respect
heap up
pile up
nest of boxes
-fold

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ธใƒฅใ‚ฆ
ใƒใƒงใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใˆ
ใŠใ‚‚.ใ„
ใŠใ‚‚.ใ‚Š
ใŠใ‚‚.ใชใ†
ใ‹ใ•.ใญใ‚‹
ใ‹ใ•.ใชใ‚‹
ใŠใ‚‚
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ•ใญ
ใ—ใ’
ใ—ใ’ใ‚‹

Common Words

ใŠใ‚‚ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #427
1

heavy; weighty

Examples
ไฝ“็ฉใŒๅคงใใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰ใจใ„ใฃใฆๅธธใซ้‡้‡ใ‚‚้‡ใ„ใจใฏ้™ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚
Great bulk does not always mean great weight.
2

heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy

Examples
ๅ‰้€”ใซ่‹ฆ้›ฃใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ๆ€ใ„ใงๅฝผใฎๅฟƒใฏ้‡ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
A sense of trouble ahead oppressed his spirits.
3

slow; sluggish; lumbering; ponderous; clumsy

4

important (position, responsibility, etc.); serious; grave

Examples
็งใฏใใ‚“ใช้‡ใ„่ฒฌไปปใ‚’ๅผ•ใๅ—ใ‘ใŸใใชใ„ใ€‚
I don't like to take on such heavy responsibilities.
5

serious (punishment, illness, etc.); severe; critical

Examples
ใ€Œๅฝผใฎ็—…ๆฐ—ใฏ้‡ใ„ใฎใ‹ใชใ€ใ€Œใใ†ใงใชใ„ใจใ„ใ„ใญใ€
"Is he seriously ill?" "I hope not."
6

solid; established; dignified; sensible

ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ‚ˆใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #1112
1

important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

Examples
ใใฎ็ตใณ็›ฎใ‚’ๅฎˆใ‚‹ใฎใฏ้‡่ฆใชใ“ใจใ ใ€‚
Maintaining that tie is important.
ใ‹ใ•ใญใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #1170
1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to put on top of another

Examples
ๆœบใฎไธŠใซใฏๆผซ็”ปๆœฌใŒ้‡ใญใฆใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚
The comic books were piled on the desk.
2

to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๆ‚ชไบ‹ใ‚’้‡ใญใŸใ€‚
He committed one crime after another.
ใ—ใ‚“ใกใ‚‡ใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #2147
1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

Examples
่ฃๅˆคๅฎ˜ใซใฏๆ…Ž้‡ใ•ใŒใชใใฆใฏใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚
Discretion is proper to judges.
ใ‹ใ•ใชใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #2358
1

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another

2

to come one after another; to happen over and over; to pile up (e.g. stress); to accumulate

3

to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time; to happen simultaneously

Examples
็งใฎ่ช•็”Ÿๆ—ฅใจใ‚ใชใŸใฎ่ช•็”Ÿๆ—ฅใŒใ€ๅถ็„ถ้‡ใชใ‚‹ใ€‚
My birthday coincides with yours.
ใใกใ‚‡ใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #2469
1

precious; valuable

Examples
ใ‚ใ‚Œใฏ่ฒด้‡ใช็ตŒ้จ“ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
That was a valuable experience.
ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ ใ„
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #2896
1

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ้‡ๅคงใช็™บ่ฆ‹ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ€‚
He made an important discovery.
ใŸใ„ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†
Noun
Freq #4013
1

(body) weight

Examples
ใ‚ธใƒงใ‚ฎใƒณใ‚ฐใงใ‚‚ใ—ใฆไฝ“้‡ใ‚’ๆธ›ใ‚‰ใ™ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ—ใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Try to lose weight by jogging.
ใŠใ‚‚ใฟ
ใ€Š ้‡ๅ‘ณ ใ€‹
Noun
Freq #5113
1

weight

Examples
้‡ใฟใงๆฐทใŒ็ •ใ‘ใŸใ€‚
The ice cracked under the weight.
2

weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; grandeur; dignity

3

importance; significance

ใ’ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†
ใ’ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†
ใ’ใ‚“ใกใ‚‡ใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #5564
1

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm; strong; secure

Examples
ใƒˆใƒƒใƒ—ใ‚จใƒณใ‚ธใƒ‹ใ‚ขใŒใ€ใใฎ่ปŠใซไธ€้€ฃใฎๅŽณ้‡ใชๆคœๆŸปใ‚’ๅŠ ใˆใŸใ€‚
The top engineer put the car through a series of rigorous tests.
๐ŸŽ“

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