List: Kansai-ben
Words specific of the Kansai dialect, spoken in the Kansai area, where there are cities like Kyoto or Osaka.
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb usually written using kana alone auxiliary verb Kansai-ben archaic
- to rot, to go bad, to decay, to spoil, to fester, to decompose, to turn sour (e.g. milk)
- to corrode, to weather, to crumble
- to become useless, to blunt, to weaken (from lack of practice)
- to become depraved, to be degenerate, to be morally bankrupt, to be corrupt
- to be depressed, to be dispirited, to feel discouraged, to feel down
- to have the audacity to, to be bastard enough to
- to lose a bet
- to be drenched, to become sopping wet
popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb Kansai-ben dated term suffix
- to repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits)
- to change, to alter, to convert, to translate
- to put back, to put away
- to cure, to heal
- to move up, to promote
- to do over again, to redo
popular ateji JLPT N1 ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) adverb Kansai-ben
- absurd, unreasonable, ridiculous
- rash, reckless
- excessive, immoderate, extreme
- very, extremely, excessively
popular irregular reading JLPT N5 interjection noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic) Kansai-ben
- yes, that is correct, right
- um, errr
- huh?
- grrr, gah, Must I?
- good
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun (prefix) slang Kansai-ben suffix
- circle
- entirety, whole, full, complete
- money, dough, moola
- enclosure inside a castle's walls
- soft-shelled turtle
- suffix for ship names, suffix for names of people (esp. infants), suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc., suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.
popular ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic) Kansai-ben
- fool, idiot, simpleton
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb Kansai-ben Internet slang intransitive verb
- to cook (grains, e.g. rice)
- to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe
- to get angry, to snap
popular familiar language male term interjection pronoun Kansai-ben
- hey!, say!, I say!, come on!, look!, oi!
- I, me
popular interjection Kansai-ben expression
- no, that's wrong, it's not like that
- isn't it?, wasn't it?
popular particle copula Kansai-ben interjection male term archaic
- such things as ..., and ... and
- the minute (that) ..., no sooner than ..., as soon as
- be, is
- o, oh
- huh, what
- hi
- yes, what?
- yes?, no?, is it?, isn't it?