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้ก
้ก
19 strokes
Frequency: 1506
JLPT N1
Grade 4

Meanings

mirror
speculum
barrel-head
round rice-cake offering

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ญใƒงใ‚ฆ
ใ‚ฑใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‹ใŒใฟ
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ‚ใ
ใ‹ใŒ
ใ‹ใŒใ‚“

Common Words

ใ‹ใŒใฟ
้‘’
Noun
Freq #1927
1

model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

ใ‹ใŒใฟ
Noun
Freq #1927
1

mirror; looking-glass

Examples
ๆตทใฏ้กใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‹ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
The sea was as smooth as glass.
2

barrel head

3

Finance

page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.

4

Abbreviation

mirror-shaped mochi

็œผ้ก
ใ€Š ใ‚ใŒใญ ใ€‹
Noun
Freq #3648
1

Word usually written using kana alone

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles

Examples
็งใฏใƒกใ‚ฌใƒใŒใชใใฆใฏ่ชญใ‚ใชใ„ใ€‚
I cannot read without glasses.
2

judgment; judgement; discrimination; discernment; insight

3

Word usually written using kana alone; Derogatory

four-eyes

็œผ้กใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹
็œผ้กใ‚’ๆŽ›ใ‘ใ‚‹
ใƒกใ‚ฌใƒใ‚’ๆŽ›ใ‘ใ‚‹
ใ‚ใŒใญใ‚’ๆŽ›ใ‘ใ‚‹
ใ‚ใŒใญใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹
Expression
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #10991
1

to wear glasses; to put on glasses

Examples
ใ‚ใŒใญใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘ใŸใ‚ใฎ็ดณๅฃซใฏใฉใชใŸใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Who is that gentleman in spectacles?
ใ‹ใŒใฟใซใ†ใคใ‚‹
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #15152
1

to be reflected in a mirror

ใผใ†ใˆใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†
Noun
Freq #18922
1

telescope

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๆœ›้ ้กใซ็›ฎใ‚’ๅฝ“ใฆใŸใ€‚
He put his eye to a telescope.
ใใ†ใŒใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†
Noun
Freq #19239
1

binoculars; field glasses

Examples
ใพใ ่‚‰็œผใ˜ใ‚ƒ็„ก็†ใ ใ‚ˆใ€‚ๅŒ็œผ้กใ ใจใ€ใกใ‚‡ใณใฃใจใ ใ‘่ฆ‹ใˆใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใƒปใƒปใƒปใ€‚
It's still impossible with the naked eye. With binoculars you might be able to glimpse it....
ใฆใ‹ใŒใฟ
Noun
Freq #23322
1

hand-mirror

Examples
ไปŠๆœใฏ้ซชใฎๆฏ›ใŒๆ’ฅใญใฆใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚ใ›ใ‚ใฆๆ‰‹้กใ‚’่ฒธใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใ€ใใ“ใฎๅผ•ใๅ‡บใ—ใซใ—ใพใฃใฆใ‚ใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ€‚
My hair's messed up this morning. At least lend me a hand mirror - it should be shut in the drawer there.
ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ ใ„
Noun
Freq #26822
1

dresser

ใ‚ใŒใญใ‚’ใฏใšใ™
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #27326
1

to take off one's glasses

๐ŸŽ“

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