popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) familiar language
- president (of a country)
- big man, boss, buddy, mate
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) honorific language noun (suffix) familiar language jocular, humorous term archaic
- teacher, instructor, master
- sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
- intimate or teasing form of address
- one's elder
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 honorific language noun noun (generic) familiar language pronoun
- mother, mom, mum, ma
- wife
- you (of an elderly person older than the speaker), she, her
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) familiar language male term
- siblings, brothers and sisters
- brothers
- siblings-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law
- mate, friend
popular obsolete reading search-only kanji form JLPT N5 honorific language noun noun (generic) familiar language pronoun
- father, dad, papa, pa, pop, daddy, dada
- husband
- you (of an elderly person older than the speaker), he, him
popular obsolete reading military noun noun (generic) familiar language
- general, admiral
- head, chief, leader, boss, kingpin
- old chap, mate, boss, chief, man
- athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) honorific language familiar language noun (suffix)
- great numbers (of people), numerical superiority, masses
- people, folk, clique, bunch
popular JLPT N2 familiar language honorific language noun noun (generic)
- Buddhist priest, monk
- boy
popular familiar language honorific language noun noun (generic)
- elder brother
- one's senior
- older man, man older than oneself
popular familiar language noun noun (generic)
- (one's) older brother
- young man, sonny, lad