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JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

soul
spirit

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ณใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŸใพใ—ใ„
ใŸใพ

Common Words

้œŠ
ใŸใพใ—ใ„
ใŸใพ
้ญ„
Noun
Freq #1520
1

soul; spirit; mind

Examples
้ญ‚ใฎๅๆฏใ‚’ๆ„Ÿใ˜ๅง‹ใ‚ใŸใ€‚
I'm feeling the breath of life.
2

willpower; vitality

3

something as important as one's own life; something invaluable

4

Suffix; Usu. as ๏ฝžใ ใพใ—ใ„

inherent spirit of something; state of mind

ๆœจ้œŠ
ๆœจ้ญ‚
่ฐบ
Noun
Freq #11688
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

echo; reverberation

Examples
่ฐทใฏๅฝผใฎๅ‘ผใณๅฃฐใงใ“ใ ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
The valley echoed with his call.
2

spirit of a tree; tree spirit

ใ“ใ‚“ใŸใ‚“
Noun
Freq #13957
1

ulterior motive; plot; scheme

2

complicated circumstances; intricacies

ใ‚Œใ„ใ“ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #22027
1

soul; spirit

Examples
็งใฏ้œŠ้ญ‚ใฎไธๆป…ใ‚’ไฟกใ˜ใ‚‹ใ€‚
I believe in the immortality of the soul.
ใ“ใจใ ใพ
่จ€้ญ‚
Noun
Freq #22805
1

mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language

้ญ‚ๆถˆใ‚‹
Intransitive
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #28495
1

From ใŸใพใใˆใ‚‹

to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed

Examples
ใ‚นใƒผใŒๅฝผใฎใƒ—ใƒญใƒใƒผใ‚บใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ๅ…ฅใ‚ŒใŸใฎใซใฏใŸใพใ’ใŸใ€‚
I'm amazed Sue accepted his proposal.
ไบบใ ใพ
ใฒใจใ ใพ
Noun
Freq #34526
1

floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person)

2

meteor; shooting star

ใ“ใ‚“ใฑใ
Noun
Freq #36355
1

soul; spirit; ghost

Examples
ไบบใ ใ‘ใงใฏใชใใฆใ€ๅปบ็‰ฉใ‚„ๅฃใŒๅพฎใ‹ใซๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹้ญ‚้ญ„ใ‚‚ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚
I can feel not only people's souls, but also the faint spirit held by buildings, walls and such.
ใกใ‚“ใ“ใ‚“
ใŸใพใ—ใšใ‚
Noun
Freq #36807
1

ใกใ‚“ใ“ใ‚“ only; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

repose of a soul

2

ceremony for the repose of a departed soul

ๅพก้ญ‚
ใฟใŸใพ
Noun
Honorific
Freq #38212
1

spirit of a deceased person

2

ๅพก้œŠ only

the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit

Examples
ๅพก้œŠใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ็”Ÿใพใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚‚ใ€็š†ใใฎใจใŠใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚
So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.
๐ŸŽ“

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