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้Ÿณ
้Ÿณ
9 strokes
Frequency: 491
JLPT N3
Grade 1

Meanings

sound
noise

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ชใƒณ
ใ‚คใƒณ
-ใƒŽใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŠใจ
ใญ
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใŠ
ใจ

Common Words

ใญ
ๅ“ญ
Noun
Freq #19
1

sound; tone; note; ring; chirp

ใŠใจ
Noun
Freq #179
1

sound; noise

Examples
ใ“ใ“ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆตทใฎ้ŸณใŒ่žใ“ใˆใ‚‹ใ€‚
We can hear the ocean from here.
2

(musical) note

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏใƒ”ใ‚ขใƒŽใง้ซ˜ใ„้Ÿณใ‚’ๅ‡บใ—ใŸใ€‚
She struck high notes on the piano.
3

As ้Ÿณใซ่žใ, ้Ÿณใซ่žใ“ใˆใŸ, etc.

fame

่ทซ้Ÿณ
่ทซ
ใ‚ใ—ใŠใจ
ใใ‚‡ใ†ใŠใ‚“ (่ทซ้Ÿณ)
Noun
Freq #1813
1

sound of footsteps

Examples
ใƒใ‚ณใฏใใฎ่ถณ้Ÿณใ‚’่žใ„ใŸใ€‚
The cat listened to its steps.
2

ใ‚ใ—ใŠใจ only

sense or sign that something is approaching

ใŠใจใŒใ™ใ‚‹
Expression
ใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Freq #1986
1

Often ...(ใจ)้ŸณใŒใ™ใ‚‹

to make a sound; to give off a sound

2

to hear a sound

ใŠใ‚“ใŒใ
Noun
Freq #2127
1

music

Examples
ใ‚ใฎ้Ÿณๆฅฝใฏๅฝผใฎๆฐ—ใซใ•ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
That music gets on his nerves.
้Ÿณใ‚’ใŸใฆใ‚‹
ใŠใจใ‚’ใŸใฆใ‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #3077
1

to make a sound

Examples
ใ‚ทใƒฃใƒณใƒ‘ใƒณใฎๆ “ใŒใฝใ‚“ใจ้Ÿณใ‚’็ซ‹ใฆใฆใจใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
The champagne cork popped out.
ใปใ‚“ใญ
Noun
Freq #3628
1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

Examples
ไธ–็•Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใฏใ€้บป็–น่ผธๅ‡บๅ›ฝใ€‘ใจๅซŒๅ‘ณใจใ‚‚ๆœฌ้Ÿณใจใ‚‚ใจใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ใ„ใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅง‹ๆœซใ€‚
Ending up with being called a "measles exporting country" by the rest of the world, something that you could take as insult or truth.
ใ‚‚ใฎใŠใจ
Noun
Freq #4141
1

noise; sound

Examples
ๅฐ‘ๅนดใฏ็‰ฉ้Ÿณใซ้œ‡ใˆใŸใ€‚
The boy quivered at the sound.
ใŠใ‚“ใ›ใ„
ใŠใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†
Noun
Freq #5833
1

voice; speech; sound of a voice

2

ใŠใ‚“ใ›ใ„ only

sound (e.g. of a TV)

Examples
ใƒ†ใƒฌใƒ“ใฎ้Ÿณๅฃฐใ‚’ไฝŽใใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใ„๏ผŸ
Do you mind if I turn down the TV?
ใŠใจใ‚‚ใชใ
Expression
Adverb
Freq #6833
1

quietly; soundlessly

Examples
ใจใฆใ‚‚้ฉšใ„ใŸใ“ใจใซใฏใ€ใƒ‰ใ‚ขใŒ้Ÿณใ‚‚ใชใ้–‹ใ„ใŸใ€‚
Much to my surprise, the door opened noiselessly.
๐ŸŽ“

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