popular gikun or jukujikun noun noun (generic)
- sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife)
- older stepsister, older adopted sister, non-blood-related older sister
popular gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- (spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.), one's lines
- comment, remark, phrase, words
- stock phrase, set phrase, clichรฉ, platitude
popular gikun or jukujikun search-only kana form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- burn, scald
popular gikun or jukujikun noun noun (generic) colloquial
- dusk, twilight
- twilight years
- melancholia, melancholic nostalgia
popular gikun or jukujikun rarely used kana form martial arts noun noun (generic)
- bamboo sword (for kendo), bamboo fencing stick
- bamboo sword
popular gikun or jukujikun noun noun (generic)
- younger brother and sister
popular gikun or jukujikun noun noun (generic)
- sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife)
- younger stepsister, younger adopted sister, non-blood-related younger sister
popular gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic)
- torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.), flambeau, torchlight
popular gikun or jukujikun search-only kanji form Shinto noun noun (generic)
- miko, shrine maiden, young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
- medium, sorceress, shamaness
popular gikun or jukujikun obsolete reading noun noun (generic)
- phosphorescent light, mysterious lights on the sea, sea fire