ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ
- plain, frank, candid, open, direct, straightforward, unabashed, blatant, flagrant
ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- gaudy, showy, garish, loud
- crooked, vicious, wicked, nasty, unscrupulous, dishonest
popular ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb archaic
- surely, undoubtedly, almost certainly, most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
- sternly, severely
- having no slack, rigid, stiff, tight
- suddenly, abruptly, instantly
ateji rare term noun noun (generic)
- Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- slowly, tardily, dawdling, lingering, hesitantly
- complaining, grumbling
- unsettled (e.g. weather)
- loose, slackened
ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- cheating, deception, trickery, manipulation, juggling, falsifying, sham, camouflage, smoke and mirrors, cutting corners
ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)
ateji usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to fluster, to abash, to befuddle
ateji JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be confused, to be flustered, to be at a loss
popular ateji rarely used kanji form obsolete kanji JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to struggle, to writhe, to wriggle, to squirm
- to act frantically, to make desperate efforts