List: gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
Gikun and jukujikun are readings of kanji combinations that have no direct correspondence to the characters' individual on'yomi or kun'yomi readings.
popular gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)
gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- earless seal (Phocidae), true seal, seal
gikun or jukujikun usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- lye
- harsh taste, bitter taste, alkaline taste, astringency
- scum (on a soup, broth etc.)
- (excessive) self-assertiveness, strong individuality, strong idiosyncrasy
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ŦčąãããŊãŊtanpopopopular gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
popular gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone onomatopoeic or mimetic word noun or participle taking the aux. verb ãã verb (generic) noun (generic) intransitive verb adverb noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- to be surprised, to be amazed, to be frightened, to be astonished, to get startled, to jump
- surprise (e.g. surprise party)
gikun or jukujikun usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- game fowl, gamecock
gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
gikun or jukujikun obsolete reading search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) Internet slang
- small fish, small fry
- (a) nobody, small fry, unimportant person
- noob, weak player
gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- goat
gikun or jukujikun noun noun (generic)
- older sister and younger brother