List: Hokkaido-ben

Words specific of the Hokkaido dialect, spoken in Hokkaido, where there are cities like Sapporo, Hakodate or Asahikawa.

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緩い  ゆるい yurui

Popular  JLPT-2 

  • loose
  • lenient, lax
  • gentle (curve, slope, etc.)
  • slow, weak
  • soft, not firm
  • difficult, hard

めんこい   menkoi

  • dear, darling, adorable, precious, cute, lovely, sweet, beloved, charming

あんこ   anko

  • daughter, young lady
  • young man, eldest son
  • passive role in a male homosexual relationship

角食  かくしょく kakushoku

  • square bread, Pullman loaf, sandwich loaf
  • bread

短腹  たんぱら tanpara

  • quick-tempered, easily offended

したっけ   shitakke

  • good-bye, see you later, bye-bye
  • then, and then, and, if so, because then

いずい   izui

  • unpleasant, uncomfortable