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้šœ
้šœ
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Frequency: 742
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

hinder
hurt
harm

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ทใƒงใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ•ใ‚.ใ‚‹

Common Words

ไฟ้šœ
ใปใ—ใ‚‡ใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #2711
1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฎ่ช ๅฎŸใ•ใฏ็งใŒไฟ่จผใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
You have my word on her sincerity.
2

ไฟ่จผ only

warranty

้šœใŒใ„
ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใŒใ„
้šœ็ข
้šœ็ค™
Noun
Freq #5353
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; barrier; difficulty

Examples
ๅ…ˆ้ง†่€…้”ใฏไธ€้€ฃใฎ้šœๅฎณใ‚’ๅ…‹ๆœใ—ใฆใใŸใ€‚
The pioneers have overcome a series of obstacles.
2

disorder; defect; disability; handicap; impairment; dysfunction

Examples
ๅฝผใฎ่จ˜ๆ†ถๅ–ชๅคฑใฏ็‰ฉ็†็š„ใช่จ˜ๆ†ถ้šœๅฎณใจใ„ใ†ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใฏๅฟƒ็†็š„ใช้šœๅฎณใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
His loss of memory is a psychological problem rather than a physical one.
3

Abbreviation; Horse racing

steeplechase

4

Abbreviation

obstacle race; steeplechase (athletics)

ใ—ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†
Noun
Freq #7245
1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

Examples
็งใŒ่กŒใใ“ใจใซๆ”ฏ้šœใฏไฝ•ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
There is nothing to prevent my going.
ใ“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†
Noun
Freq #7861
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

fault; trouble; breakdown; failure; being out of order

Examples
่ปŠใŒๆ•…้šœใ—ใŸใฎใง้…ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
I was late because my car broke down.
2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

damage (to a part of the body); injury; hurt

3

problem; hitch; obstacle; hindrance

4

objection; protest

ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใธใ
็‰†ๅฃ
ๅขปๅฃ
Noun
Freq #9304
1

enclosing wall; boundary fence

Examples
ๆˆ‘ใ€…ใฏ็คพไผš็š„้šœๅฃใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚ŠๅฃŠใ™ใŸใ‚ใซใ€ๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝใซๅŠชๅŠ›ใ—ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚
We must work hard to break down social barriers.
2

obstacle; barrier

ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ˜
Noun
Freq #11438
1

shoji (paper sliding door)

Examples
ๅฃใซ่€ณใ‚ใ‚Š้šœๅญใซ็›ฎใ‚ใ‚Šใ€‚
Walls have ears, shouji have eyes.
ใฟใฟใ–ใ‚ใ‚Š
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #11916
1

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating; jarring; cacophonous

Examples
่€ณ้šœใ‚Šใช้ŸณใŒ่žใ“ใˆใ‚‹ใ€‚
I hear a noise offensive to the ear.
ใ‚ใ–ใ‚ใ‚Š
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #12857
1

eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye

Examples
ใผใใฎๅฎถใฏ็›ฎ้šœใ‚Šใ ใฃใŸใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ€ๅฐใ•ใช็›ฎ้šœใ‚Šใ ใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€่ฆ‹้€ƒใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked.
2

obstruction (to the view of something)

้šœ็ข็‰ฉ
ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใŒใ„ใถใค
Noun
Freq #13674
1

obstacle; hurdle

Examples
ๅ…ฌๅ…ฑใฎๅฎ‰ๅ…จใฎใŸใ‚ใซใ€้žๅธธๅฃใซ้šœๅฎณ็‰ฉใ‚’็ฝฎใ‹ใชใ„ใ“ใจใ€‚
Emergency exits must be kept free of blockages for public safety.
ๆฐ—ใซใ•ใ‚ใ‚‹
ใใซใ•ใ‚ใ‚‹
ๆฐ—ใซ่งฆใ‚‹
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #16049
1

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

Examples
ใ‚ใฎ้Ÿณๆฅฝใฏๅฝผใฎๆฐ—ใซใ•ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
That music gets on his nerves.
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