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้ ƒ
้ ƒ
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Frequency: 2015
Grade 8

Meanings

time
about
toward

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฑใ‚ค
ใ‚ญใƒงใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ“ใ‚
ใ”ใ‚
ใ—ใฐใ‚‰.ใ
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ“ใ‚ใ‚‚

Common Words

้ ƒ
ๆฏ”
ใ”ใ‚
Adverb
Noun suffix
Noun
Freq #667
1

Word usually written using kana alone; ใ”ใ‚ when used as a suffix

(approximate) time; around; about; toward

Examples
ๅคงๆŠตใฎๆ™ฉ้คใฏ๏ผ‘๏ผ‘ๆ™‚้ ƒใซ็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
Most dinner parties break up about eleven o'clock.
2

suitable time (or condition)

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฏ็ตๅฉšใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ‚ˆใ„ใ“ใ‚ใ ใ€‚
It's about time you got married.
3

time of year; season

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๅค้ ƒใ‹ใ‚‰็—…ๆฐ—ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
She has been ill since about summer.
ใ„ใพใ”ใ‚
Adverb
Noun
Freq #2748
1

about this time; about now

Examples
ไปŠ้ ƒใซใ—ใฆใฏๆš–ใ‹ใ„ใ€‚
It's warm for this time of year.
ใใฎใ“ใ‚
Expression
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #3960
1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

Examples
ใใฎใ“ใ‚ๅฝผใฏใ„ใคใ‚‚้ฃฒใ‚“ใงใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใ„ใŸใ€‚
He was always drinking in those days.
ใ‚ใฎใ“ใ‚
Expression
Freq #4247
1

in those days

ใ“ใฉใ‚‚ใฎใ“ใ‚
Expression
Adverb
Noun
Freq #4312
1

(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใŒๅญไพ›ใฎ้ ƒใฎใ“ใจใ‚’่จ€ใ†ใฎใ‚’ใ‚ˆใ่€ณใซใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
I often hear her refer to her childhood.
ๅนผใ„ใ“ใ‚
ใŠใ•ใชใ„ใ“ใ‚
Expression
Freq #4710
1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

ๅนดใ”ใ‚
ใจใ—ใ”ใ‚
Freq #4779
1

Common noun

approximate age; apparent age

Examples
ๅคงไฝ“ๅ›ใจๅŒใ˜ๅนด้ ƒใฎ่‹ฅใ„ๅจ˜ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
She was a young girl about your age.
2

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age of adulthood

3

Common noun; After a modifying phrase

age (when ...)

Examples
ใ‚‚ใฃใจๅˆ†ๅˆฅใŒใ‚ใฃใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใ„ๅนด้ ƒใ ใ‚ˆใ€‚
You're old enough to know better.
4

Dated term; Adverb (fukushi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

for years (past); for a long time

ๅฐใ•ใ„ใ“ใ‚
ใกใ„ใ•ใ„ใ“ใ‚
Expression
Noun
Freq #5529
1

as a child; when one was a child

Examples
ใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚ญ่ทไบบใฏๅฐใ•ใ„้ ƒใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎๅคขใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
From childhood I dreamed of being a pastry cook.
ๆ—ฅใ”ใ‚
ใฒใ”ใ‚
Adverb
Noun
Freq #5655
1

usually; habitually; always

Examples
ๆ—ฅ้ ƒใฎใ”ๆ„›้กงใซใŠ็คผ็”ณใ—ไธŠใ’ใพใ™ใ€‚
We really thank you for your patronage.
2

for a long time

ใ“ใฎใ”ใ‚
ๆญคใฎ้ ƒ
Adverb
Noun
Freq #7005
1

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

Examples
ใ“ใฎใ”ใ‚ๅฐ‘ใ—ใ‚‚่ฆ‹ใชใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
I have seen nothing of him lately.
๐ŸŽ“

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