popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 adverb noun noun (generic)
- these days, nowadays, now, at present, recently, lately
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb taking the ใจ particle adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic) noun
- lightly rolling (of a small and round thing)
- pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter)
- changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans), (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated), fickly, in a fickle manner
- roly-poly
- chirp chirp (sound of insects)
- ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs), croak croak
- roller, lint roller, paint roller
popular JLPT N3 adverb
- so, like this, in this way, this much, to this extent
popular search-only kana form JLPT N2 onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb
- quickly, promptly, immediately, without delay, briskly, hurriedly, hastily
- indifferently, coldly
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) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- feeling refreshed, feeling relieved
- neat, tidy, clean
- frank, open-hearted, plain, simple, light
- completely, entirely
- not in the least (with neg. verb), not at all
- nothing at all, completely useless, hopeless, awful
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ noun (generic)
- with a rustling sound
- rippling (of a stream, etc.), murmuring, purling
- slurping down (ochazuke)
- quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter), with ease, smoothly, fluently
- smooth and dry (hair, sand, etc.), silky, powdery (e.g. snow), free-flowing (e.g. blood)
popular JLPT N3 onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb
- roughly, approximately, round about, more or less
- cursorily, briefly, quickly, lightly, roughly
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic)
- noisily (from many people talking), in a commotion
- with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.), with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.)
- feeling a chill, with a chill (up one's spine)
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone adverb
- frequently, repeatedly, often, incessantly, constantly
- eagerly, keenly, strongly, intently
- hard, terribly, extremely, severely
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- gently (raining), drizzling
- moist, damp