popular obsolete reading rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 male term pronoun
- I, me
popular search-only kana form JLPT N5 pronoun
- who
popular obsolete reading irregular okurigana pronoun archaic prefix
- I, me
- oneself
- you
- prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) colloquial pronoun
- fellow, guy, chap
- thing, object
- he, she, him, her
popular noun noun (generic) pronoun
- principal occupation, main job
- professional, an expert, specialist
- I (of a government official, etc.), me
popular noun noun (generic) male term derogatory slang pronoun
- guy, fellow, chap, buddy
- bastard, asshole, arsehole, son of a bitch
popular JLPT N3 pronoun
- someone, somebody
popular usually written using kana alone pronoun
- beyond, across, the other side, the distance
popular JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone pronoun dated term
- when, at what time, how soon
- normal times, ordinary days
popular irregular okurigana noun noun (generic) archaic pronoun familiar language
- myself, oneself
- I, me
- you (referring to one's inferior)