popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb computing mathematics food, cooking sports
- to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack
- to bloom, to unfold, to spread out
- to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
- to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen
- to hold (meeting, party, etc.), to give, to open
- to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.), to open (a new business), to set up, to establish, to start
- to open (ports, borders, etc.)
- to open (an account)
- to open up (new land, path, etc.), to clear, to develop
- to open (a file, etc.)
- to extract (root), to reduce (equation)
- to cut open (fish)
- to change (kanji into hiragana)
- to flare (e.g. skirt)
- to slacken (into a poor posture)
popular search-only kana form JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) food, cooking usually written using kana alone hanafuda
- seed (e.g. of a plant), pip, kernel, stone (e.g. of a peach)
- progeny, offspring, issue, breed
- paternal blood, lineage
- sperm, semen, seed
- cause, source, seed, origin
- material (e.g. for an article), matter (e.g. of a story), subject (of discussion), theme, (news) copy, source (of a story)
- ingredient, main ingredient (of a piece of sushi), leaven
- mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.), secret, trickery
- 10-point card, tane, animal card
popular search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- (Japanese) rice cracker, senbei
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb usually written using kana alone food, cooking dated term
- to bind, to file
- to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth
- to sew up, to stitch together
gairaigo Portuguese origin popular search-only kana form ateji search-only kanji form food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- tempura, deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
่ฑใซใใจใใซใtonkatsupopular usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- tonkatsu, breaded pork cutlet
popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form ateji food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- sukiyaki, thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
popular food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- miso soup
็ผ่ใใใซใyakinikupopular food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- yakiniku, Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue
- roasted meat, grill
popular usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- red bean paste, red bean jam, anko
- kudzu sauce
- filling (of a dumpling, etc.)
- filling, stuffing, inside