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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.

Showing 171 - 180 of 303 words for the list gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). #gikun
蜥蜴トカゲtokage

gikun or jukujikun  rarely used kanji form  search-only kanji form  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

  • lizard
  • skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
襤褸ぼろboro

gikun or jukujikun  JLPT N2  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  noun or verb acting prenominally  adjective (generic)  な adjective 

  • rag, old cloth
  • tattered clothes, ragged clothes, rags
  • fault (one is trying to hide), defect, weakness
  • worn-out, run-down, shabby, ragged, tattered
鷦鷯ミソサザイmisosazai

gikun or jukujikun  ateji  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

  • Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes), wren
悪阻つわりtsuwari

gikun or jukujikun  usually written using kana alone  medicine  noun  noun (generic) 

  • morning sickness, nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
兄妹けいまいkeimai

gikun or jukujikun  noun  noun (generic) 

  • older brother and younger sister
荊棘けいきょくkeikyoku

gikun or jukujikun  noun  noun (generic)  idiomatic expression 

  • wild rose, bramble
  • briar patch
  • obstacle, source of difficulty, thorn
刷子さっしsasshi

gikun or jukujikun  noun  noun (generic) 

  • brush
曽祖父そうそふsousofu

gikun or jukujikun  rarely used kana form  obsolete kanji  noun  noun (generic) 

  • great-grandfather, great-granddad, great-grandad
単衣たんいtani

gikun or jukujikun  noun  noun (generic) 

  • unlined kimono
  • one kimono, a single kimono
兎唇いぐちiguchi

gikun or jukujikun  sensitive  dated term  noun  noun (generic) 

  • harelip, cleft lip

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