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List: Touhoku-ben

Words specific of the Tōhoku dialect, spoken in the Tōhoku region, where there are cities like Sendai, Iwaki or Koriyama.

Showing 1 - 10 of 26 words for the list Touhoku-ben. #thb
緩いゆるいyurui

popular  JLPT N2  い adjective  adjective (generic)  Hokkaido-ben  Touhoku-ben 

  • loose
  • lenient, lax
  • gentle (curve, slope, etc.)
  • slow, weak
  • soft, not firm
  • difficult, hard
凍れるしばれるshibareru

usually written using kana alone  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  intransitive verb  Hokkaido-ben  Touhoku-ben 

  • to be freezing cold (of the weather), to be bitterly cold
  • to freeze, to become frozen, to freeze over
おばこobako

noun  noun (generic)  Touhoku-ben 

  • young girl, daughter, unmarried girl
潤けるうるけるurukeru

usually written using kana alone  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  intransitive verb  Hokkaido-ben  Touhoku-ben 

  • to swell up (by soaking in water), to become soft, to become soggy, to become sodden, to macerate
じぇんこjenko

noun  noun (generic)  Touhoku-ben  Hokkaido-ben 

  • money
潤かすうるかすurukasu

usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb  Hokkaido-ben  Touhoku-ben 

  • to soak, to steep, to macerate
んだnda

interjection  Touhoku-ben 

  • that's right, yes, uh-huh
お焼きおやきoyaki

search-only kanji form  usually written using kana alone  food, cooking  noun  noun (generic)  Hokkaido-ben  Touhoku-ben 

  • oyaki, fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings
  • imagawayaki, thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
わらしwarashi

noun  noun (generic)  Touhoku-ben 

  • child
小っちゃこいちっちゃこいchicchakoi

usually written using kana alone  い adjective  adjective (generic)  Hokkaido-ben  Touhoku-ben 

  • small, little

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