popular ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet
- romaji, romanized Japanese, system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
popular ateji JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- injury, wound
- mistake, accident, loss
popular ateji search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- noisy, loud, clamorous, boisterous
- much talked of, much-discussed, vexed
- strict, severe, stern
- particular, fussy, fastidious, fault-finding, carping
popular ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone expression adverb
- well, properly, suitably
- best regards, please remember me, please treat me favorably (favourably), please take care of, please do
- just like ..., as though one were ...
- by all means, of course
popular ateji noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- bitterness, bitter taste
popular ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to deceive, to cheat, to swindle
- to falsify, to misrepresent, to lie about, to tamper with, to fiddle, to doctor, to cook
- to evade (a question, taxes, etc.), to dodge, to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to smooth over, to get one's way out of (a difficult situation), to explain away
- to embezzle, to pocket
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) colloquial
- wasabi (Wasabia japonica), Japanese horseradish
- horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
popular ateji JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- nonsense, irresponsible remark, codswallop, hogwash, rubbish
- random, haphazard, unsystematic
popular ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone adverb
- exactly, precisely, just, right, opportunely, fortunately
- just (like), as if, as though
gairaigo Portuguese origin popular search-only kana form ateji search-only kanji form food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- tempura, deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter