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้ˆ
้ˆ
12 strokes
Frequency: 1574
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

dull
slow
foolish
blunt

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ‰ใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใซใถ.ใ„
ใซใถ.ใ‚‹
ใซใถ-
ใชใพ.ใ‚‹
ใชใพใ.ใ‚‰

Common Words

ใŠใใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #709
1

Occ. written as ้ˆใ„

slow

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ่ตฐใ‚‹ใฎใŒ้…ใ„ใ€‚
She is a slow runner.
2

Occ. written as ๆ™ฉใ„

late

Examples
ใ‚ธใƒ ใฎ็ˆถใฏใ„ใคใ‚‚ๅธฐๅฎ…ใŒ้…ใ„ใ€‚
Jim's father always comes home late.
3

Usu. as ใ‚‚ใ†ใ€œ or ใ‚‚ใฏใ‚„ใ€œ; occ. written as ๆ™ฉใ„

too late

ใซใถใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #3574
1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt

Examples
็ขบใ‹ใซๅฝผใฏๅฐ‘ใ€…ใซใถใ„ใŒๅ‹คๅ‹‰ใ ใ€‚
Indeed he may be a little dull, but he is diligent.
2

thickheaded; obtuse; stupid

3

dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

4

slow; sluggish; inert; lethargic

5

insensitive; dull (e.g. reflexes); unperceptive; unfeeling

ใซใถใ‚‹
ใชใพใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #6740
1

to become blunt; to grow dull

Examples
ใƒ†ใƒฌใƒ“ใฏๅ‰ต้€ ๅŠ›ใ‚’้ˆใ‚‰ใ›ใ‚‹ๅŠ›ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Television can dull our creative power.
2

to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

Examples
ใ‚คใƒณใƒ•ใƒฌ้€ฒ่กŒๅบฆใฏ้ˆใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The rate of inflation is slowing down.
ใฉใ‚“ใ‹ใ‚“
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #9272
1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

Examples
ๆฆ‚ใ—ใฆใ‚จใƒชใƒผใƒˆ้”ใฏๆ‰นๅˆคใซๅฏพใ—ใฆ้ˆๆ„Ÿใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
On the whole, the elite are not sensitive to criticism.
ใซใถใ„ใŠใจ
Expression
Noun
Freq #11429
1

dull sound; muffled sound

ใใฉใ‚“
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #21713
1

stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow

ใฉใ‚“ใ
Noun
Freq #22379
1

blunt weapon

ใฉใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #25558
1

thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; stolid; bovine

2

slow (of one's movements); sluggish

ใซใณใ„ใ‚
ใซใถใ„ใ‚
ใฉใ‚“ใ˜ใ
Noun
Freq #27805
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

dark gray; dark grey

2

ใฉใ‚“ใ˜ใ only

donjiki (clerical dress)

ใฉใ‚“ใคใ†
Noun
Freq #30130
1

dull pain

Examples
ใ“ใ“ใซ้ˆ็—›ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
I have a dull ache here.
๐ŸŽ“

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