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Frequency: 669
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

masculine
male
hero
leader
superiority
excellence

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒฆใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŠ-
ใŠใ™
ใŠใ‚“
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ‹ใค
ใŸใ‘
ใคใ‚ˆใ—
ใ‚†
ใ‚ˆใ†

Common Words

ใˆใ„ใ‚†ใ†
Noun
Freq #3444
1

hero; heroine; great person

Examples
่‹ฑ้›„ใ‚‚ๅพ“่€…ใซใฏใŸใ ใฎไบบใ€‚
No man is a hero to his valet.
2

Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804)

3

Abbreviation

Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

ใŠใฃใฑใ„
Noun
Freq #8150
1

Manga slang; Jocular, humorous term

very large pecs (on a man)

้›„ใŸใ‘ใณ
ใŠใŸใ‘ใณ
ใŠใ•ใ‘ใณ (้›„ๅซใณ)
Noun
Freq #9913
1

roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; war cry

2

screech (of a bird); scream; yawp

้›„
็‰ก
ใŠใ‚“
ใ‚ชใ‚น
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #9925
1

male (animal, plant)

Examples
้›„ใฎใใ˜ใ‚ƒใใฏๅฐพใฎ็พฝๆฏ›ใŒ่‰ฒๅฝฉ่ฑŠใ‹ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The male peacock has colorful tail feathers.
ใ‚†ใ†ในใ‚“
้›„่พฏ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #14763
1

eloquence; fluency (of speech)

Examples
ใใฎๅฐ‘ๅนดใฏๆฌก็ฌฌใซ้›„ๅผใซใชใฃใŸใ€‚
The boy became more eloquent.
ใ‚†ใ†ใ ใ„
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #18745
1

grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime

Examples
้ฃ›่กŒๆฉŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚ขใƒซใƒ—ใ‚นใฎ้›„ๅคงใช็œบใ‚ใ‚’ๆฅฝใ—ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
We enjoyed a grand view of the Alps from the airplane.
ใŠใŠใ—ใ„
็”ทใ€…ใ—ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #19042
1

manly; brave; heroic

Examples
ใƒœใ‚ฏใŒๆ†งใ‚ŒใŸใฎใฏ็ฟ”ๅคช้ƒจ้•ทใฎใ€ŽๅŠ›ใ€ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ€‚ไฝ“ใ‚’ๅผตใฃใฆใงใ‚‚ไฟกๅฟตใ‚’่ฒซใ“ใ†ใจใ™ใ‚‹้›„ใ€…ใ—ใ„ๅ‹‡ๆฐ—ใ ใฃใŸใฏใšใ€‚
What I looked up to in Shota was not his 'strength'. It was his heroic courage to put his life on the line to carry out his convictions.
ใ‚†ใ†ใ‚‚ใ†
ใ‚†ใ†ใฟใ‚‡ใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #24734
1

daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless

ใˆใ„ใ‚†ใ†ใŸใ‚“
Noun
Freq #31872
1

epic; heroic tale

้›„ๅฃฎ
ใ‚†ใ†ใใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #34518
1

heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant

๐ŸŽ“

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