popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) abbreviation colloquial noun (suffix)
- police
- police officer
- police station
- self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.), busybody, vigilante, gatekeeper
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) colloquial noun (suffix) counter
- hand, arm
- forepaw, foreleg
- handle
- hand, worker, help
- trouble, care, effort
- means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship
- hand, handwriting
- kind, type, sort
- one's hands, one's possession
- ability to cope
- hand (of cards)
- direction
- move (in go, shogi, etc.)
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) colloquial
- foot, paw, arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.)
- leg
- gait
- pace
- lower radical of a kanji
- means of transportation, (one's) ride
- money, coin
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb colloquial
- overall victory, championship, winning the title
- (being in) heaven, bliss, perfect contentment
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) colloquial
- oil, petroleum
- kerosene, paraffin
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) colloquial noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold), disease, sickness
- bad habit, bad behaviour, weakness, failing
- crazy, insane, disturbed, sick in the head
popular JLPT N3 pronoun colloquial usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) adverb interjection
- what
- you-know-what, that thing
- whatsit, whachamacallit, what's-his-name, what's-her-name
- penis, (one's) thing, dick
- (not) at all, (not) in the slightest
- what?, huh?
- hey!, come on!
- oh, no (it's fine), why (it's nothing), oh (certainly not)
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) colloquial idiomatic expression
- air, atmosphere
- mood, situation
- someone with no presence, someone who doesn't stand out at all
popular search-only kana form JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) colloquial
- son
- penis
popular JLPT N3 ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) colloquial
- subtle, delicate, fine
- difficult, complex, tricky, delicate (situation, position, etc.), close (e.g. decision)
- doubtful, questionable, dicey
- not great, iffy