List: colloquial
Words not used in formal speech, writing or paralinguistics.
rarely used kanji form polite language noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone sensitive colloquial
- pot
- (volcanic) crater
- buttocks
- effeminate gay man, male transvestite, (preoperative) transgender woman, (gay) male prostitute
search-only kana form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) colloquial
- ohajiki, traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic
- gun, pistol
noun noun (generic) colloquial
- (telephone) switchboard
- switchboard operator
obsolete kanji noun noun (generic) colloquial
- paper-enclosed standing lantern, paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp
- taxi roof light
colloquial ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- dark-natured, gloomy, dour, moody, insular, glum, pessimistic
expression noun noun (generic) idiomatic expression colloquial
- the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels), three sacred emblems of sovereign rule, the three divine symbols of the Japanese imperial throne
- (set of) three status symbols, three necessities
colloquial archaic noun noun (generic)
- pawnshop
ateji colloquial ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- very troublesome, extremely bothersome, awfully complicated, tedious and annoying
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form colloquial usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to take (someone) to task, to tell off severely, to give a good talking-to, to scold
noun noun (generic) colloquial
- assistance, help, helper
- babe, chick, broad