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Grade 9

Meanings

sparrow

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ธใƒฃใ‚ฏ
ใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณ
ใ‚ตใ‚ฏ
ใ‚ทใƒฃใ‚ฏ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ™ใšใ‚
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ–ใ

Common Words

ใ™ใšใ‚
ใ‚นใ‚บใƒก
Noun
Freq #17171
1

tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

Examples
ใ‚นใ‚บใƒกใฎ้ณดใๅฃฐไธ€ใคใ—ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
Not a single sparrow was to be heard.
2

talkative person; knowledgeable person

ใ‚ฝใƒใ‚ซใ‚น
้›€ๆ–‘
่•Ž้บฆๆป“
Noun
Freq #27657
1

Word usually written using kana alone

freckle; lentigo; ephelis

Examples
ๅฎถใงใฏ่ตคๅ‘ณใŒใ‹ใฃใŸ้ซชใจใใฐใ‹ใ™ใฎใ›ใ„ใงใ€ๆฏใŒไพฎ่”‘ใ‚’่พผใ‚ใฆใ€Œใซใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚“ใ€ใจๅไป˜ใ‘ใ€็š†ใซใ‚‚ใใ†ๅ‘ผใฐใ›ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
At home, because of his reddish hair and freckles, his mother scornfully named him "carrot" and had everybody else call him that.
2

่•Ž้บฆๆป“ only; Archaic; Orig. meaning

buckwheat chaff

ใƒžใƒผใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณ
Noun
Freq #28928
1

mahjong; mah-jongg

Examples
้บป้›€็‰Œใฏใจใฃใฆใ‚‚ใใ‚Œใ„ใชใ‚‚ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
Mahjong tiles are very beautiful.
ใ™ใ–ใ
ใ™ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ
ใ—ใ‚…ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ
Noun
Freq #34319
1

Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens)

2

Astronomy

seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens

ใใ˜ใ‚ƒใ
ใ‚ฏใ‚ธใƒฃใ‚ฏ
Noun
Freq #34337
1

peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

Examples
้›„ใฎใใ˜ใ‚ƒใใฏๅฐพใฎ็พฝๆฏ›ใŒ่‰ฒๅฝฉ่ฑŠใ‹ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The male peacock has colorful tail feathers.
ใ€Š ้‡‘็ณธ้›€ ใ€‹
ใ‚ซใƒŠใƒชใƒค
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #36138
1

canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)

Examples
็งใฎใ‚ซใƒŠใƒชใ‚ขใฏ็Œซใซๆฎบใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
My canary was killed by a cat.
้›ฒ้›€
ใ“ใใฆใ‚“ใ— (ๅ‘Šๅคฉๅญ)
ใ“ใ†ใฆใ‚“ใ— (ๅ‘Šๅคฉๅญ)
ใƒ’ใƒใƒช
ๅ‘Šๅคฉๅญ
Noun
Freq #40580
1

Word usually written using kana alone

skylark (Alauda arvensis)

2

ใ“ใ†ใฆใ‚“ใ— only

Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)

ใ™ใšใ‚ใฎๆถ™
ใ‚นใ‚บใƒกใฎๆถ™
ใ™ใšใ‚ใฎใชใฟใ 
Expression
Noun
Freq #53140
1

Idiomatic expression

drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; sparrow tears

Examples
้›€ใฎๆถ™ใปใฉใฎ็ตฆๆ–™ใงใฏไฝ•ใฎๅฝนใซใ‚‚็ซ‹ใŸใชใ„ใ€‚
The chicken feed I get for a salary is good for nothing.
ใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณ่˜
ใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณใใ†
Noun
Freq #72471
1

Mahjong

mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor

ใ˜ใ‚ƒใใ‚„ใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #81196
1

leaping for joy; exultation

๐ŸŽ“

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