Vocabulary list for Loan Words
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riido
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
lead, leading, taking the lead
noun
2.
lead (of a newspaper, etc.), lede
3.
lead (wire)
4.
lead (e.g. dog), leash
5.
(sales) lead, prospective client
6.
reed (of a musical instrument)
7.
noun, auxillary suru verb
8.
read, reading
chekku
Common word
noun, no-adjective
1.
check, plaid, checkered
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
checking, monitoring, looking over, scrutinizing, inspecting
noun
3.
check (banking), cheque, bill (restaurant)
4.
check (chess)
burashi
Common word
noun
1.
brush
prenominal
2.
brushy(only relevant for ブラシ and ブラッシ)
noun
3.
blush
Other readings:
ブラッシュ
、ブラッシ[1]
、ブラシュ[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
mama
Common word
noun
1.
mama, mamma, mom, mommy, mum, mummy, mother(familiar language)
2.
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
noun
•
ton (now usu. a metric ton, i.e. 1,000kg), tonne(usually kana)
All readings:
トン《屯》[1]
、トン《噸》[1]
、トン《瓲》[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
posuto
Common word
noun
1.
postbox, mail box, pillar box
2.
post, position
3.
post (e.g. goalpost)
prenominal
4.
post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
hausu
Common word
noun
1.
house
2.
3.
interjection
4.
go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!(dog command)
besuto
Common word
na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
best(only relevant for ベスト)
noun
2.
vest
Other readings:
ヴェスト
gangan
Common word
adverb, to-adverb
1.
clanging, banging, booming, loudly(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
throbbing (headache), pounding, splitting(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb
3.
fully, vigorously, hard (e.g. working), flat out(onomatopia, colloquialism)
Other readings:
がんがん
demo
Common word
noun
1.
2.
noun, no-adjective
•
Catholic (church)(usually kana)
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
pin
Common word
noun
1.
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.)
2.
one (on dice, in cards, etc.)
3.
beginning, best
See also:キリ
4.
kickback
ikooru
Common word
na-adjective
1.
equal, equivalent
noun
2.
expression
3.
equals (as in "A equals B")
setto
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
set
noun
2.
set meal, combo-meal, combo, combination meal
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
hairdo
boyaboya
Common word
auxillary suru verb, adverb, to-adverb
1.
to be careless, to be inattentive, to be absentminded, to be slow(onomatopia)
na-adjective, auxillary suru verb, adverb
2.
long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled)(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb
3.
flaring up (fire), rising (e.g. steam)(onomatopia, archaism)
All readings:
ぼやぼや
、ボヤボヤ
karaa
Common word
noun
1.
collar
2.
color, colour
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
hair colouring (coloring)
noun
4.
calla (variety of arum lily)
taipu
Common word
noun
1.
type, kind, sort, style
2.
type (of person), (ideal) type, one's type
3.
noun, auxillary suru verb
4.
typing
inchiki
Common word
noun, na-adjective
1.
cheating, fraud, trickery, deception
na-adjective, noun
2.
fake, bogus, quack, sham, counterfeit
Other readings:
いんちき
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