List: search-only kana form
popular search-only kana form JLPT N3 ใ adjective adjective (generic) suffix
- stinking, smelly
- suspicious, fishy
- hammy (acting), over-the-top, cheesy
- clumsy, unskilled
- (overly) gamey, strong-tasting
- smelling of
- looking like, appearing like, smacking of, -ish
popular search-only kana form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- painful, bitter, heart-breaking, difficult (emotionally)
- tough, difficult, hard (usu. of situations)
- cruel, harsh, cold
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- earthenware, porcelain, china, pottery, crockery
- Seto ware, ceramic ware from Seto (Aichi Prefecture)
popular search-only kana form JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic) colloquial adverb
- terrible, dreadful
- amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific
- to a great extent, vast (in numbers)
- awfully, very, immensely
popular search-only kana form JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) physics
- joint, knuckle
- tune, melody
- node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob
- (notable) point, part
- node
popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form noun noun (generic)
- aizuchi, backchanneling, interjections indicating that one is paying attention
- two smiths hammering at an object in turn
popular search-only kana form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone interjection noun noun (generic) Buddhism
- damn it, damn, son of a bitch, for Christ's sake
- beast, animal
- person reborn into the animal realm
- brute, bastard
popular search-only kana form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- razor
gairaigo Portuguese origin popular search-only kana form ateji search-only kanji form food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- tempura, deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
popular search-only kana form irregular kanji usage search-only kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to poke (repeatedly, lightly), to nudge
- to peck at (one's food), to pick at
- to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
- to egg on, to put up to