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้ก”
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Frequency: 676
JLPT N3
Grade 2

Meanings

face
expression

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฌใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‹ใŠ

Common Words

่ฒŒ
ใ‹ใŠ
้ก
ใŒใ‚“ (้ก”)
Noun
Freq #78
1

face; visage

Examples
ใƒ˜ใƒฌใƒณใฏใฟใ‚“ใชใซใปใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆ้ก”ใ‚’่ตคใใ—ใŸใ€‚
Helen blushed at their praise.
2

look; expression; countenance

Examples
้œฒ้ชจใซๅซŒใช้ก”ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ€ๅฝผใ‚’็จใฟใคใ‘ใŸใ€‚
I glared at him with a blatant look of disapproval on my face.
3

ใ‹ใŠ only

honor; honour; face

4

ใ‹ใŠ only

influence; notoriety

ใˆใŒใŠ
Noun
Freq #578
1

smiling face; smile

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฎ็ฌ‘้ก”ใŒๆ„Ÿ่ฌใฎๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‚’่กจใ—ใŸใ€‚
Her smile expressed her thanks.
้ก”ใ„ใ‚
ใ‹ใŠใ„ใ‚
ใŒใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ (้ก”่‰ฒ)
Noun
Freq #2126
1

complexion; one's colour; one's color

Examples
ไน…ๅคซใฏๆญปไบบใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ้’ใ–ใ‚ใŸ้ก”่‰ฒใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
Hisao's face was as pale as that of a corpse.
2

countenance; expression; one's face

้ก”ใ‚’ใ ใ™
ใ‹ใŠใ‚’ใ ใ™
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #2249
1

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

Examples
ใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใ‚’้™คใ„ใฆใฟใ‚“ใชใƒ‘ใƒผใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใซ้ก”ใ‚’ๅ‡บใ—ใŸใ€‚
All but Mike were present at the party.
ใ‹ใŠใ‚’ใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #3026
1

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใ€ๆฏใŒใ‚ฎใƒงใƒƒใจใ™ใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ†ใจๆ€ใ„ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€้ก”ใ‚’ไธŠใ’ใฆๆฏใ‚’่ฆ‹ใคใ‚ใŸใ€‚
He looked up at his mother, waiting for her to be shocked.
ใ‚ˆใ“ใŒใŠ
Noun
Freq #3835
1

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side

Examples
ใใฎ่‚–ๅƒ็”ปใฏ็พŽไบบใฎๆจช้ก”ใ‚’ๆใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The portrait shows the profile of a beautiful woman.
2

(personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

้ก”ใ‚’้กฐใ‚ใ‚‹
ใ‹ใŠใ‚’ใ—ใ‹ใ‚ใ‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #3989
1

to grimace; to frown

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ็Šฌใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใจ้ก”ใ‚’้กฐใ‚ใŸใ€‚
She made a face when she saw a dog.
ใ‹ใŠใ ใก
Noun
Freq #4107
1

looks; features

Examples
ใจใ‚Šใ‚ใ‘ไบบ็›ฎใ‚’ใฒใ„ใŸใฎใฏใ€ๅฝผๅฅณใฎๅตๅž‹ใฎ้ก”็ซ‹ใกใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
Especially remarkable was her oval face.
ใŒใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚“
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #4119
1

face (of person)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๆ‹ณใง็งใฎ้ก”้ขใ‚’ๆฎดใฃใŸใ€‚
He struck me in the face with his fist.
ใ‹ใŠใ‚’ใ‚ใ‚ใ›ใ‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #4164
1

to meet; to face someone

Examples
ๅฝผใฎใ“ใจใฏใ“ใ‚ŒไปฅไธŠ็Ÿฅใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚้ก”ใ‚’ๅˆใ‚ใ›ใ‚Œใฐไผš้‡ˆใ™ใ‚‹็จ‹ๅบฆใฎ็Ÿฅใ‚Šๅˆใ„ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚
I don't know any more about him. I know him, but only to say hello to.
2

to co-star; to appear together

3

to be matched; to face against

๐ŸŽ“

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