popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) conjunction noun (suffix) adverb
- one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party
- on the one hand, on the other hand
- whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn
- just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb noun (suffix)
- relation, relationship, connection
- participation, involvement, concern
- influence, effect
- sexual relations, sexual relationship
- related to, connected to
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) shogi abbreviation archaic noun (suffix) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) suffix counter
- muscle, tendon, sinew
- vein, artery
- fiber, fibre, string
- line, stripe, streak
- reason, logic
- plot, storyline
- lineage, descent
- school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
- aptitude, talent
- source (of information, etc.), circle, channel
- well-informed person (in a transaction)
- logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- ninth vertical line
- seam on a helmet
- gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
- social position, status
- on (a river, road, etc.), along
- counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions
- street (in Osaka)
- (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
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 rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) adverb noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) noun (suffix) grammar Buddhism noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- the present, present time, now
- as of
- present tense
- this world, this life
- to actually exist, to exist right now, to exist right in front of one
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun (suffix)
- figure, form, shape
- appearance, dress, guise
- state, condition, picture, image
- form (of a waka)
- dressed in ..., wearing ...
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) noun (suffix) abbreviation finance card games mahjong archaic
- child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person
- (one's) child, offspring
- young woman
- young (animal)
- offshoot
- interest
- new share
- player who is not a dealer
- young geisha, young prostitute
- bird egg
- -er (often of young women)
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun (suffix)
- (one's) self, oneself, yourself, himself, herself
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 noun noun (generic) noun (suffix) historical term archaic suffix
- state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.), province (e.g. of Canada), county (e.g. of the UK), region (e.g. of Italy), canton, oblast
- continent
- province (of Japan)
- province (of ancient China), prefecture, department
- dear