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้›ฃ
้›ฃ
18 strokes
Frequency: 330
JLPT N2
Grade 6

Meanings

difficult
impossible
trouble
accident
defect

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒŠใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‹ใŸ.ใ„
-ใŒใŸ.ใ„
ใ‚€ใšใ‹.ใ—ใ„
ใ‚€ใฅใ‹.ใ—ใ„
ใ‚€ใคใ‹.ใ—ใ„
-ใซใ.ใ„
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใช
ใชใซ

Common Words

ๆœ‰้›ฃใ†
ๆœ‰ใ‚Š้›ฃใ†
Interjection
Usually kana
Freq #508
1

thank you; thanks

Examples
ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ€‚ใพใŸใ€ๆฌกใฎๆ—ฅใซใใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
Thanks. Maybe we'll come back.
ใ‚€ใšใ‹ใ—ใ„
ใ‚€ใคใ‹ใ—ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #680
1

difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)

Examples
็งใฏๅฝผๅฅณใซ้›ฃใ—ใ„่ณชๅ•ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ€‚
I asked her a difficult question.
2

Euphemistic; Softer than ็„ก็†

impossible; unfeasible

3

fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased

Examples
ใ‚ใฎ่€ไบบใฏ้ฃŸใน็‰ฉใซ้›ฃใ—ใ„ใ€‚
That old man is a fussy eater.
4

gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)

5

Archaic

dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable

6

Archaic

unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

ๆœ‰้›ฃใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™
ๆœ‰ใ‚Š้›ฃใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™
ๆœ‰้›ฃใ†ๅพกๅบงใ„ใพใ™
ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ๅพกๅบงใ„ใพใ™
ๆœ‰ใ‚Š้›ฃใ†ๅพกๅบงใ„ใพใ™
Expression
Polite
Usually kana
Freq #704
1

thank you

Examples
่ฆชๅˆ‡ใชใŠๆ‰‹็ด™ใ‚’ใ„ใŸใ ใใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
I appreciate your kind letter.
้›ฃใ„
ๆ‚ชใ„
ใŒใŸใ„ (้›ฃใ„)
Suffix
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #1267
1

After -masu stem of verb

difficult to ...; hard to ...

Examples
ใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚นใƒใƒƒใ‚ฏใฏๅ‰ฒใ‚Œใซใใ„ใ€‚
Plastic does not break easily.
ๆœ‰้›ฃใ„
ๆœ‰ใ‚Š้›ฃใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #1753
1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

Examples
ใฉใ‚“ใชใ‚คใƒณใƒ—ใƒƒใƒˆใงใ‚‚ใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใŸใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
Any input would be appreciated!
ๆœ‰้›ฃใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ—ใŸ
ๆœ‰ใ‚Š้›ฃใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ—ใŸ
Expression
Polite
Usually kana
Freq #1829
1

Used for past actions

thank you

ใ“ใ‚“ใชใ‚“
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #2691
1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress

Examples
ๅฝผใฎ่จ€ใฃใฆใ‚‹ไบ‹ใ‚’็†่งฃใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใฏๅ›ฐ้›ฃใ ใ€‚
I found it difficult to understand what he was saying.
2

Euphemistic

infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

ๆ‰น้›ฃ
ใฒใชใ‚“
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #2976
1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใใฎ็”ทๆ€งใŒ็›—ใฟใ‚’ๅƒใ„ใŸใ“ใจใ‚’้ž้›ฃใ—ใŸใ€‚
He blamed the man for stealing.
ใฒใชใ‚“
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #3936
1

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ้›จใ‚’้ฟใ‘ใ‚‹้ฟ้›ฃๅ ดๆ‰€ใ‚’ๆœใ—ใŸใ€‚
He sought shelter from the rain.
ใถใชใ‚“
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #6950
1

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; inoffensive

Examples
็”ทๆ€งใฎไธ€้ƒจใจๅฅณๆ€งใฎไธ€้ƒจใŒ่จˆ็ฎ—ใฏ้€Ÿใ„ใจ่จ€ใ†ใปใ†ใŒ็„ก้›ฃใ ใ€‚
It is safer to say that some men and some women are good at figures.
2

acceptable; passable; satisfactory; adequate; faultless; without flaw

๐ŸŽ“

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