List: search-only kana form
popular search-only kana form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone polite language expression interjection
- excuse me, pardon me, I'm sorry, I beg your pardon
- thank you, you shouldn't have, it's too much
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 kana form JLPT N3 い adjective adjective (generic) suffix
- stinking, smelly
- suspicious, fishy
- clumsy, unskilled
- smelling of
- looking like, appearing like, smacking of, -ish
popular search-only kana form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- painful, bitter, heart-breaking, difficult (emotionally)
- tough, difficult, hard (usu. of situations)
- cruel, harsh, cold
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- earthenware, porcelain, china, pottery, crockery
popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form noun noun (generic)
- aizuchi, backchanneling, interjections indicating that one is paying attention
- two smiths hammering at an object in turn
popular search-only kana form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- razor
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
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 search-only kana form ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic) interjection
- noisy, loud
- annoying, troublesome, tiresome, persistent, importunate
- fussy, finicky, picky, particular, nagging, fastidious, bossy
- shut up, be quiet