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Frequency: 1969
Grade 8

Meanings

get dark
gloom
disorder

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ขใƒณ
ใ‚ชใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚„ใฟ
ใใ‚‰.ใ„

Common Words

ใใ‚‰ใ„
ๆ˜ใ„
ๅ†ฅใ„
้—‡ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #881
1

dark; gloomy; murky

Examples
ใ‚ใŸใ‚ŠใŒใ‚‚ใ†ๆš—ใใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซๆฐ—ใŒใคใ„ใŸใ€‚
I observed that it had already got dark.
2

depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood)

3

dark (in colour); dull

4

ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious

5

unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising

6

As ใ€œใซๆš—ใ„

unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of)

ใ‚„ใฟ
Noun
Freq #1404
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

darkness; the dark

Examples
้—‡ใจใฏๅ…‰ใŒใชใ„ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚
Darkness is the absence of light.
2

bewilderment; despair; hopelessness

3

hidden place; secrecy; oblivion

4

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

black market; shady trading; underhand transactions; illegal channels

ใใ‚‰ใ‚„ใฟ
Noun
Freq #3376
1

darkness; the dark

Examples
ๆš—้—‡ใฎไธญใงๅฐใ•ใช็‰ฉใŒๅ‹•ใ„ใŸใ€‚
A tiny object moved in the dark.
ใ‚ใ‚“ใ“ใ
้—‡้ป’
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #8702
1

darkness

Examples
็งใฏไปŠใพใ•ใซๆœ€ๅพŒใฎๆ—…่ทฏใซใคใใ€ๆš—้ป’ใธใจไธ€ๅคง้ฃ›่บใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.
ใ€Š ็„ก้—‡ ใ€‹
ใ€Š ็„กๆš— ใ€‹
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #11988
1

thoughtless; reckless; rash; indiscriminate; indiscreet

2

Adverb taking the 'to' particle; Often used adverbially as ใ‚€ใ‚„ใฟใซ or ใ‚€ใ‚„ใฟใจ

excessive; unreasonable; immoderate; absurd

ใ‚„ใฟใใ‚‚
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #15162
1

Usu. as ใ€œใซ

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

Examples
ๅฝผใซใฏๆ•™่ทใฎ็ตŒ้จ“ใŒ็„กใ‹ใฃใŸใŒใ€ใ‚„ใฟใใ‚‚ใซใ“ใฎไธ–็•Œใซ้ฃ›ใณ่พผใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
He'd had no experience of teaching, but he plunged in nonetheless.
้—‡ๅคœ
ใ‚ใ‚“ใ‚„
Noun
Freq #17267
1

dark night

Examples
ๆœˆใ‚‚ๅ‡บใฆใ„ใชใ„้—‡ๅคœใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
It was a dark night, with no moon.
ใ†ใ™ใ‚„ใฟ
Noun
Freq #17312
1

very dim light

ๅค•ใ‚„ใฟ
ใ‚†ใ†ใ‚„ใฟ
Noun
Freq #18435
1

dusk; twilight

Examples
ๅค•้—‡ใŒๆฌก็ฌฌใซๆทฑใพใฃใฆใ„ใฃใŸใ€‚
The twilight merged into darkness.
ๅคœ้—‡
ใ‚„ใ‚ใ‚“
ใ‚ˆใ‚„ใฟ (ๅคœ้—‡)
Noun
Freq #22952
1

dead of night; shades of night; black of night

๐ŸŽ“

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