popular search-only kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb computing martial arts colloquial
- to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind
- to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair), to lose, to spend money at a certain place, to omit, to leave out, to secretly let escape
- to lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election)
- to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice), to lessen (e.g. production or body weight), to worsen (quality), to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity), to speak badly of, to make light of, to fall into straitened circumstances
- to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin), to make one's own, to have one's bid accepted, to force surrender, to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle), to forcefully convince, to press for a confession, to deal with
- to download, to copy from a computer to another medium
- to make someone swoon (judo)
- to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)
- to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)
- to win over, to seduce, to conquer (unwillingness)
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb colloquial
- going up in flames, destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
- stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.), becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ colloquial usually written using kana alone
- leaping flames, flying sparks
- spread of fire (due to leaping flames)
- repercussions in unanticipated areas, spilling over, effects of an incident spreading to those seemingly uninvolved
- impetigo contagiosa
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) colloquial abbreviation
- iron plate, steel plate
- sure thing, certain winner
- no-fail joke, joke that gets people every time
popular noun noun (generic) colloquial abbreviation
- heavenly god, heavenly gods
- spirit of Sugawara no Michizane
- Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit)
- pit of a dried plum, dried plum
- tenjin hairstyle
- prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
- tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
popular noun noun (generic) colloquial noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- catastrophe, cataclysm
- collapse (of a relationship), breakup, split (friends, lovers, etc.)
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) colloquial usually written using kana alone
- gravel, ballast, pebbles
- child, rugrat, ankle-biter
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) colloquial pronoun
- fellow, guy, chap
- thing, object
- he, she, him, her
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb colloquial
- to stand (up), to rise, to get to one's feet, to stand on end (e.g. of hairs), to stick up
- to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.), to be situated (in, on)
- to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.), to put oneself (in a position or situation), to take up (a position, post, etc.), to position oneself
- to leave (to do something)
- to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.), to leave, to set off, to start
- to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn etc.), to pierce
- to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.), to form (of steam, bubbles, etc.), to appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.), to rise (of smoke, waves, etc.), to begin to blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.)
- to spread (of a rumour, reputation, etc.), to be become widely known
- to stand (for election), to run
- to take action, to act, to rise (up), to rouse oneself
- to have an erection, to become erect (e.g. of nipples)
- to be established (of a policy, plan, objective, etc.), to be formed
- to be valid (of an argument, logic, etc.), to hold up, to hold water, to stand up (e.g. of evidence), to be logical, to be reasonable
- to be sustained (of a living, business, etc.), to be maintained, to survive, to be preserved (of one's reputation, honour, etc.), to be saved
- to start (of a season), to begin
- to be held (of a market)
- to shut (of a door, shoji, etc.), to be shut, to be closed
- to be (the result of a division)
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb colloquial
- deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.), degradation, worsening
- (visible) aging, becoming unattractive (due to aging)