Meanings
Readings
Common Words
how; in what way; how about
Adverb (fukushi)
how; in what way; by what means
Adverb (fukushi)
why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for
Adverb (fukushi)
cannot possibly
Interjection; Often as ใฉใใใฆใใฉใใใฆ
no way
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
what kind of; what sort of; what
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely
whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; willy-nilly
With. neg. verb
on no account; by no means
in the end; in the long run; after all; eventually
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
Adverb (fukushi)
how; in what way; how about
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
questionable
Indicating emotive conviction
indeed; really; truly; just (like)
very; extremely; totally; terribly
Interjection; Indicating agreement
absolutely; certainly; for sure
With neg. verb
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
terribly; awfully; hopelessly
Word usually written using kana alone; Adverb (fukushi)
how; in what way
Word usually written using kana alone; Adverb (fukushi)
how (much); to what extent
Word usually written using kana alone; Adverb (fukushi); As ใใใซ...ใ
however (much); no matter how
Archaic; Interjection
hey; oi
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
The woman at the wax museum was crafted with such incredible likeness that when her mouth suddenly moved, visitors screamed in terror.
In the portrait studio, the woman kept adjusting her mouth into different expressions, trying to capture the perfect likeness of her grandmotherโs famous smile.
Like mother like daughter - the baby girl emerging from the womanโs opening bears a striking likeness to her mom.
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