List: abbreviation
An abbreviation is a shorter way to write a word or phrase.
gairaigo Dutch origin English origin popular ateji obsolete kanji JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) counter abbreviation
- can, tin
- canned food
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) finance abbreviation
- mirror, looking-glass
- barrel head
- page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.
- mirror-shaped mochi
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) slang abbreviation derogatory noun (suffix) food, cooking counter
- ball, sphere, globe, orb
- bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet
- ball (in sports), pitch (e.g. in baseball)
- pile (of noodles, etc.)
- bullet
- bulb (i.e. a light bulb)
- lens (of glasses, etc.)
- bead (of an abacus)
- ball (i.e. a testicle)
- gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl
- female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
- person (when commenting on their nature), character
- item, funds or person used as part of a plot
- egg
- okonomiyaki
- coin
- precious, beautiful, excellent
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb abbreviation usually written using kana alone
- carrying (on one's person or in the hand)
- mobile phone, cell phone
popular JLPT N3 ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- high-speed, rapid, express
- highway, freeway, expressway, motorway
popular abbreviation noun noun (generic) historical term
- national railway
- Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
popular JLPT N5 numeric noun noun (generic) derogatory abbreviation sumo
- four, 4
- four years of age
- ten o'clock (in the old time system)
- burakumin
- cross grips
popular noun noun (generic) abbreviation historical term
- general
- shogun
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- fire fighting
- fire department, fire brigade, firefighter
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) abbreviation archaic ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- tea
- tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
- tea preparation, making tea
- brown
- mockery