popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb suffix slang vulgar expression or word
- to pull out, to draw out, to extract, to unplug, to weed
- to omit, to leave out, to go without, to skip
- to do to the end, to do thoroughly, to do completely, to do severely
- to let out (e.g. air from a tyre), to drain (e.g. water from a bath), to empty
- to pick out, to choose, to select, to extract
- to pilfer, to steal
- to remove, to get rid of, to take out
- to pass, to overtake, to outstrip, to get ahead of
- to pierce, to break through, to go through
- to cut out (a shape), to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area
- to seize, to capture, to reduce
- to scoop (a story)
- to take out (an opponent's stones; in go)
- to masturbate (of a male), to ejaculate (while masturbating)
- to take (a photo), to record (video)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb suffix
- to attach, to join, to connect, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment), to put against
- to furnish (a house with)
- to wear, to put on
- to keep a diary, to make an entry
- to appraise, to set (a price)
- to allot, to budget, to assign
- to bring alongside
- to place (under guard or doctor)
- to follow (someone), to shadow, to tail, to stalk
- to load, to give (courage to)
- to keep (an eye on)
- to establish (relations or understanding)
- to turn on (a light)
- to produce flowers (of a plant), to produce fruit
- to do intensely, to do fiercely, to do strongly
- to be used to (doing), to be accustomed to
popular usually written using kana alone expression suffix
- one by one, each, every, at intervals of
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 honorific language suffix polite language noun noun (generic)
- Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms
- makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
- state, situation, appearance, manner
popular JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb suffix
- to stand up, to put up, to set up, to erect, to raise
- to thrust into, to bury into, to dig into
- to make (a noise), to start (a rumour), to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.), to cause
- to make, to establish, to set up, to develop, to formulate
- to put up (a political candidate), to make (one's leader)
- to treat with respect, to give (someone) their due, to make (someone) look good, to avoid embarrassing (someone)
- to sharpen, to make clear
- to shut, to close
- to make tea (matcha), to perform the tea ceremony
- to divide by
- to do ... vigorously
popular JLPT N1 suffix
- way, manner, style, fashion, mode
- school (e.g. of flower arrangement)
- class, rate, rank
- flow, current, stream
popular suffix
- strength, power, proficiency, ability
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) suffix
- side (of something, or taking someone's side), part
- (watch) case
้ขใใmenpopular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) martial arts suffix counter
- face
- mask, face guard
- striking the head (in kendo)
- surface (esp. a geometrical surface)
- page
- aspect, facet, side
- chamfer
- counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
็ฎใmepopular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) suffix usually written using kana alone
- eye, eyeball
- eyesight, sight, vision
- look, stare, gaze, glance
- notice, attention, observation, eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
- an experience
- viewpoint
- discrimination, discernment, judgement, eye (e.g. for quality)
- (an) appearance
- chance (of success), possibility (of a good result)
- spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.), opening, stitch, texture, weave
- grain (of wood, paper)
- eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
- intersection (on a go board), square (on a chessboard)
- dot (on a dice), pip, rolled number
- graduation, division (of a scale)
- tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
- ordinal number suffix
- somewhat, -ish
- point (e.g. of change)