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.
ไฝๆใใคitsupopular gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone pronoun dated term
- when, at what time, how soon
- normal times, ordinary days
popular gikun or jukujikun search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- funny, amusing, comical, laughable, ridiculous
- strange, odd, funny, peculiar, weird, wrong, unusual, eccentric
- wrong, unsuitable, improper, inappropriate, unbecoming
- suspicious
gairaigo Russian origin gikun or jukujikun usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
- elephant seal (Mirounga spp.)
gikun or jukujikun obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
ๆตท่ฑใใใirukapopular 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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ฌ่ฑใใใฝใฝtanpopopopular gikun or jukujikun rarely used kana form 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 ใใ 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)
- ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba), gingko, maidenhair tree