popular gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone familiar language noun noun (generic) Hokkaido-ben
- one's father, one's old man, dad, pops
- middle-aged (or older) man, old man, geezer
- one's boss
- proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.), landlord
- grizzly bear
popular JLPT N2 ใ adjective adjective (generic) Hokkaido-ben Touhoku-ben
- loose
- lenient, lax
- gentle (curve, slope, etc.)
- slow, weak
- soft, not firm
- difficult, hard
noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ Hokkaido-ben
- stopper, plug, (nose) tissue
- (door) bar, bolt
search-only kana form ใ adjective adjective (generic) Hokkaido-ben
- small, little
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb Hokkaido-ben Touhoku-ben
- to be freezing cold (of the weather), to be bitterly cold
- to freeze, to become frozen, to freeze over
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb Hokkaido-ben Touhoku-ben
- to swell up (by soaking in water), to become soft, to become soggy, to become sodden, to macerate
noun noun (generic) Touhoku-ben Hokkaido-ben
- money
noun noun (generic) Hokkaido-ben
- deep-fried chicken (esp. marinated in a sweet ginger soy sauce before frying)
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb Hokkaido-ben Touhoku-ben
- to soak, to steep, to macerate
noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb abbreviation Hokkaido-ben
- teaching oneself, learning by oneself, self-study
- driving school