List: interjection (kandoushi)
Spoken or written expressions of emotion.
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 N3 pronoun adverb interjection
- something, some, any
- somehow, for some reason
- (so) what (are you trying to say)?, what (do you mean)?
popular obsolete reading JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) abbreviation interjection
- east and west
- Orient and Occident, East and West
- ladies and gentlemen!, your attention, please!, roll-up, roll-up
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) interjection
- one breath
- chug!, drink!
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) Internet slang interjection
- sweat, perspiration
- moisture, condensation
- gulp, oops
popular ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ noun noun (generic) colloquial interjection adverb
- worst
- horrible, horrid, awful, terrible
- in the worst case, if worst comes to worst
popular JLPT N4 ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb colloquial interjection mathematics noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ
- unreasonable, unnatural, unjustifiable
- impossible
- forcible, forced, compulsory
- excessive (work, etc.), immoderate
- to work too hard, to try too hard
- no way, not a chance, never, dream on
- irrational
popular usually written using kana alone interjection
- do your best, go for it, hang in there, keep at it
popular JLPT N5 ใช adjective adjective (generic) adverb colloquial interjection archaic noun noun (generic)
- safe, secure, sound, problem-free, without fear, all right, alright, OK, okay
- certainly, surely, undoubtedly
- no thanks, I'm good, that's alright
- great man, fine figure of a man
popular expression interjection
- hurriedly, in haste, in a rush, quickly
- hurry up!, quickly!, get going!