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็š„

Target, -like

ใพใจ (mato)

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

The kanji ็š„ originally meant 'target' in archery, but today it is far more commonly used as the suffix '-like' or '-al' in words such as ๆ—ฅๆœฌ็š„ (Japanese-style) and ๅ…ทไฝ“็š„ (concrete).

Memory Trick

Imagine an ARCHER aiming at a TARGET. Hitting the TARGET reminds you of ็š„.

Readings

Onyomi: ใƒ†ใ‚ญ (teki)

Kunyomi: ใพใจ (mato)

Example Words

็›ฎ็š„
ใ‚‚ใใฆใ (mokuteki)
Purpose
ๅ…ทไฝ“็š„
ใใŸใ„ใฆใ (gutaiteki)
Concrete
ๆ—ฅๆœฌ็š„
ใซใปใ‚“ใฆใ (nihonteki)
Japanese-style
ๅ›ฝ้š›็š„
ใ“ใใ•ใ„ใฆใ (kokusaiteki)
International

Example Sentence

ๆ—…่กŒใฎ ็›ฎ็š„ใฏ ่ฆณๅ…‰ใงใ™ใ€‚

ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ“ใ†ใฎ ใ‚‚ใใฆใใฏ ใ‹ใ‚“ใ“ใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚

ryokou no mokuteki wa kankou desu

The purpose of the trip is sightseeing.

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