popular gikun or jukujikun JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) food, cooking
- buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
- soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles
- Chinese-style wheat noodles
popular obsolete reading rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- udon, thick Japanese wheat noodles
popular JLPT N1 abbreviation noun noun (generic) suffix usually written using kana alone noun (suffix)
- credit
- money owed on an account, bill
- hanger, holder, rest, rack, peg, hook, stand
- in the process of (doing), midway through, half-(done)
- on the verge of, just about to
- hot noodles in broth
- wholesale price as a proportion of the list price (in tenths)
popular noun noun (generic)
- stand-in, proxy, substitute, double, ringer
- second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
popular noun noun (generic) food, cooking abbreviation martial arts counter
- tying up, binding, fastening, tightening
- total, sum
- conclusion (e.g. of a gathering), end, finish, rounding off
- final meal after a drinking party
- dish made after eating a hot pot by adding rice or noodles to the leftover broth
- deadline, closing, cut-off
- choking technique (in judo), stranglehold
- closure mark
- counter for bundles (of wood, cotton, etc.)
- counter for reams of 2000 sheets of Japanese writing paper
popular noun noun (generic)
- making noodles by hand
- striking a deal, coming to an agreement, reconciliation
- killing with bare hands
popular obsolete kanji rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) archaic
- noodles
- flour
popular irregular okurigana food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- yakisoba, fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
popular noun noun (generic)
- gentle spring rain
- thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
gairaigo Chinese origin popular irregular reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ramen, Chinese-style noodles