popular irregular okurigana JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) finance card games counter particle
- end, finish, place to stop
- bound, limit, end
- delivery date (of a futures contract)
- finale (of a noh song), end of an act (in jลruri or kabuki), final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
- trump card
- king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
- counter for slices (esp. thick slices), counter for cuts (of fish, meat, etc.)
- only, just
- (ever) since, after
- continuously, remaining (in a particular state)
popular noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- bounce, spring, rebound
- momentum, impetus, impulse, stimulus, inertia
- moment, instant, impulse, chance
popular usually written using kana alone expression
- about, concerning, as to, regarding
popular JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone adverb
- considerably, greatly, a lot
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- elegance, dandyism, sophistication, having style
- affectation, showing off, putting on an air, appearances, doing something just for show
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hawk, falcon
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- (corrugated) cardboard
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- wild boar, wild pig
popular obsolete reading rarely-used kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus
- rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
popular search-only kana form JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) idiomatic expression usually written using kana alone card games
- storm, tempest
- uproar, hullabaloo, storm (e.g. of protest), winds (e.g. of change)
- pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu