popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb intransitive verb formal or literary term
- contacting, (making) contact, getting in touch, communication, correspondence, call, message
- connection (with a train, bus, etc.), joining (a railway line, etc.), meeting
- connection (between matters, incidents, etc.), relation, link
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) formal or literary term
- weather (conditions)
- disposition, temperament
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun (suffix) formal or literary term
- having, holding, possessing, owning, using, holder, owner, user
- wear, durability, life
- charge, expense
- draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) counter formal or literary term
- step, stair, rung, (flight of) steps
- shelf, layer, tier
- grade, level, class
- dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.), rank
- paragraph, passage
- column (of print)
- act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.), section, scene
- row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table)
- stage (in a process), phase, occasion, time, moment, situation
- matter, occasion
- degree, extent
- counter for breaks in written language or speech
popular formal or literary term noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- condolence call, visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences
popular noun noun (generic) formal or literary term noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- painstaking piece of work, work of great effort, tour de force, outstanding work
- toil, labor, labour
popular verb unspecified verb (generic) suffix formal or literary term transitive verb
- to be able to ..., can ...
- to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain
popular formal or literary term noun noun (generic)
- way, method, means, resource, course
popular formal or literary term noun noun (generic)
- condolence, sympathy, mourning
popular rarely-used kanji form formal or literary term ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- intense, violent, severe, vehement