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popular search-only kana form JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb sumo usually written using kana alone go (game)
- to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze
- to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk
- to rack (one's brains), to strain (one's voice)
- to extort, to exploit
- to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke
- to drill into, to train
- to narrow down (one's focus), to whittle down
- to gather up (curtain, etc.), to tighten (drawstring)
- to stop down (lens)
- to turn down (e.g. radio)
- to bend (bow), to draw
- to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize
- to squeeze
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N2 abbreviation noun noun (generic)
- pocket money, spending money, pin money, allowance
popular search-only kana form irregular okurigana rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb colloquial humble language honorific language transitive verb suffix expression
- to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised
- to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in
- to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade
- to get out (of water), to come ashore, to be washed ashore
- to float atop the water, to surface from the sea (e.g. of a corpse), to rise to the surface
- to increase, to be raised (e.g. of a salary), to rise
- to improve, to make progress
- to be promoted, to advance
- to be made (of profit, etc.)
- to occur (esp. of a favourable result)
- to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)
- to be finished, to be done, to be over
- to stop (of rain), to clear up (of weather)
- to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die
- to win (in a card game, etc.)
- to be spoken loudly, to be raised loudly (of a voice)
- to get nervous, to get stage fright
- to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
- to go, to visit
- to eat, to drink
- to serve (in one's master's home)
- to enter a red light district, to amuse oneself in a red light district, to visit a brothel
- to arise vigorously (e.g. of voices in excitement), to become excited, to be in uproar (e.g. of a crowd)
- to be complete, to finish
- adds the connotation of an action happening strongly or violently
- above, north of
popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) counter usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- swing, shake, sweep, wave, wag
- appearance, behaviour, behavior
- pretence, pretense, (false) show, pretending
- (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
- postures (of a dance)
- lead in (to a joke, question, etc.), setup
- unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment
- counter for swords, blades, etc.
popular search-only kana form JLPT N5 pronoun
- who
popular search-only kana form usually written using kana alone adverb
- too (much), overly, excessively
popular search-only kana form JLPT N5 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)
- low (position), close to the ground
- short (height)
- deep (voice), in a low key, low (volume)
popular search-only kana form JLPT N5 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- hot (to the touch)
- passionate (feelings, etc.), ardent, hot (e.g. gaze)
- hot (e.g. temper)
- zealous, enthusiastic, fired up
- intense, severe, extreme
- hot (topic), of interest
popular search-only kana form noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- left side, left-hand side
popular search-only kana form irregular okurigana JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb slang usually written using kana alone
- to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed, to be arranged
- to be unchanging, to be the same (as always), to be fixed, to be set
- to be a fixed rule, to be destined, to be a convention, to be a custom, to be common knowledge
- to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.), to go well, to succeed, to connect (of a punch)
- to look good (of clothing), to look sharp, to be stylish, to suit one, to be held in place (of a hairdo)
- to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
- to get high (on drugs)