popular  irregular kanji usage  JLPT N2  usually written using kana alone  adverb 

• by itself, automatically, naturally

popular  irregular kanji usage  irregular okurigana  JLPT N1  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to poke (repeatedly, lightly), to nudge
• to peck at (one's food), to pick at
• to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
• to egg on, to put up to

gairaigo  Chinese origin  popular  irregular reading  irregular kanji usage  noun  noun (generic) 

• mahjong, mah-jongg

popular  irregular kanji usage  JLPT N5  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to lose (something)
• to get rid of, to eliminate, to remove, to eradicate, to abolish

popular  irregular kanji usage  JLPT N1  usually written using kana alone  pre-noun adjectival  adjective (generic) 

• next (day, morning, etc.), following

popular  irregular kanji usage  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to hang one's head, to look down, to cast one's eyes downward

popular  irregular kanji usage  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• rush mat, matting, mat

popular  irregular kanji usage  search-only kanji form  honorific language  polite language  noun  noun (generic)  usually written using kana alone 

• mikoshi, portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals
• lower back, waist, hips

popular  irregular kanji usage  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to ascertain, to confirm, to verify, to make sure of

popular  ateji  irregular kanji usage  usually written using kana alone  adverb 

• (not) altogether, (not) wholly