gairaigo Sanskrit origin popular irregular kanji usage noun noun (generic) adverb Buddhism
- moment, instant
- kshana, duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second), shortest possible interval of time
popular noun noun (generic) adverb
- pretext, history, past, story
- according to ..., ... says
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb
- first of all, at once, right away
- for now, for the time being
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone adverb ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ
- very, considerably, easily, readily, fairly, quite, highly, rather
- by no means, not readily
- middle, half-way point
- excellent, wonderful, very good
popular JLPT N2 adverb taking the ใจ particle adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- extensive, spacious
popular JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone adverb
- nicely, properly, well, skillfully, skilfully
- frequently, often
- I'm glad that you ..., thank you for ...
- (you have) quite the nerve to, I don't know how you can ...
popular interjection onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle
- hey!, wait a minute!, whoa!
- boohoo, waaaa
popular JLPT N3 onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic)
- sweetly (smiling), broadly (grinning)
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle
- meow, miaow
popular usually written using kana alone adverb noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- to that extent