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Grade 9

Meanings

kitchen

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シュウ
チュ
チュウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くりや

Common Words

ゅうぼう
Noun
Freq #8257
1

kitchen; galley

2

Internet slang; Play on 中坊

(Internet) troll

りや
Noun
Freq #24173
1

kitchen

中二
ちゅうに
厨二
Noun
Freq #29144
1

中2/中二 only; Abbreviation; Abbr. of 中学校2年(生)

second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student

Examples
私は中二で学校を退学した。
I dropped out of school when I was in the 7th grade.
2

Abbreviation; Slang; Jocular, humorous term

behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; 2nd year of junior high sickness

厨二病
ちゅうにびょう
Noun
Freq #31168
1

Slang; Jocular, humorous term

behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; 2nd year of junior high sickness

Noun
Freq #42998
1

miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.)

2

cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.)

3

carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)

ちゅう
Noun suffix
Noun
Freq #124001
1

Abbreviation; Internet slang; Derogatory

(Internet) troll; nerd; freak; addict; fag

庖廚
うちゅう
Noun
Freq #167039
1

kitchen

ゅうさい
Noun
Archaic
Freq #168059
1

chef; head cook

しちゅうちょう
Noun
Freq #180434
1

head steward (e.g. on a ship)

2

Archaic

palace chef

せっていちゅう
Noun
Freq #187295
1

Derogatory; Internet slang

would-be creator (esp. writer) who is overly preoccupied with the background setting of their story

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