colloquial auxiliary
- go ahead and try, why don't you give it a go?
adverb expression Kansai-ben auxiliary
- without (doing), instead of
- if (it) isn't done, if (one) doesn't do ...
- if not ..., unless ...
- have to ..., must ...
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone dated term expression auxiliary
- let there be ..., may it be ...
- please do ...
archaic auxiliary 'shiku' adjective (archaic) adjective (generic)
- cannot, should not, will not, must not
abbreviation archaic auxiliary
- to be
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) jocular, humorous term auxiliary
- chonmage, topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period
- please do (for me)
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone auxiliary
- should, must, ought to
archaic polite language auxiliary
- to be
- to do
rarely used kanji form formal or literary term usually written using kana alone auxiliary 'ku' adjective (archaic) adjective (generic) auxiliary adjective
- must, should, ought to
- will (surely), be bound to, must
- will (do), shall
usually written using kana alone expression auxiliary abbreviation
- if (it) doesn't exist, if there is no ..., if (one) doesn't have ...
- if not ..., unless ...
- have to ..., must ...