popular obsolete kanji JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to decorate, to ornament, to adorn
- to display, to exhibit, to put on show, to arrange
- to mark (e.g. the day with a victory), to adorn (e.g. the front page), to grace (e.g. the cover)
- to affect (a manner), to keep up (appearances), to embellish, to dress up, to be showy, to be pretentious
popular obsolete reading obsolete kanji noun noun (generic)
- dawn, daybreak
- event (e.g. "in the event of ..."), occasion, occurrence
popular obsolete kanji noun noun (generic)
- beginning, start, first step
- clue, lead, hint
- thread end
popular obsolete kanji noun noun (generic)
- ability, capacity, capability, talent
- physical strength
popular obsolete kanji ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun (suffix)
- wholehearted, earnest, determined, intent, single-minded, straightforward, devoted to, doing nothing but
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- depiction, description, portrayal
popular obsolete kanji noun noun (generic)
- East Asia, the Orient
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- slander, bad-mouthing, abuse, insult, speaking ill (of)
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) derogatory archaic
- monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate
- sly person
- idiot, hick
- sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
- clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
- bathhouse prostitute
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- canned food, tinned food
- confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work)
- being stuck in a confined space