noun noun (generic) familiar language
- hanger-on, dependent
- someone who is received coldly
- third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)
ateji familiar language noun noun (generic)
- one's wife
- wife (of someone below the speaker in rank)
usually written using kana alone familiar language noun noun (generic)
- elderly housekeeper, elderly maid
- wet nurse, nanny
popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form derogatory familiar language usually written using kana alone pronoun
- they, those guys, those fellows
rarely used kanji form familiar language usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- grandpa, granddad
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form familiar language usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- granny, grandma, gran
- old lady, old woman
popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form familiar language usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- granny, grandma, gran
- old lady, old woman
familiar language usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- cutie, sweetie
popular rarely used kanji form derogatory familiar language usually written using kana alone pronoun
- these guys, these fellows
search-only kanji form familiar language noun noun (generic)
- nephew