popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- wife
- garnish (esp. one served with sashimi), trimmings
- accompaniment, side (remark)
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) archaic
- industry
- livelihood, occupation
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) noun (suffix) abbreviation finance card games mahjong archaic
- child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person
- (one's) child, offspring
- young woman
- young (animal)
- offshoot
- interest
- new share
- player who is not a dealer
- young geisha, young prostitute
- bird egg
- -er (often of young women)
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic)
- citizen (of a country), citizenry
- citizen (of a city), resident, inhabitant, townspeople
- bourgeoisie, middle class
popular ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- match, game, bout, contest
popular obsolete reading JLPT N4 noun noun (generic)
- accident, incident, trouble
- circumstances, reasons
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N4 noun noun (generic)
- office
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- period, epoch, era, age
- the times, those days
- oldness, ancientness, antiquity
- antique, period piece
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- freedom, liberty
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- society, public, community, the world
- social studies