Abbreviations and codes used in RomajiDesu Japanese dictionary

Part-of-Speech (POS) Codes

CODE MEANING CODE MEANING CODE MEANING CODE MEANING
adj-i adjective (keiyoushi) adj-kari `kari' adjective (archaic) adj-ku `ku' adjective (archaic) adj-f noun, verb, etc. acting prenominally (incl. rentaikei)
adj-na adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyoudoushi) adj-nari archaic/formal form of na-adjective adj-no nouns which may take the genitive case particle "no" adj-pn pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
adj-shiku `shiku' adjective (archaic) adj-t `taru' adjective adv adverb (fukushi) adv-to adverb (with particle "to")
aux auxiliary aux-v auxiliary verb conj conjunction ctr counter
exp Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) id idiomatic expression int interjection (kandoushi) n noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
n-p proper noun n-adv adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) n-t noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi) pn pronoun
prt particle pref prefix suf suffix v1 Ichidan verb
v2a-s, v2k-k, etc. Nidan verb (lower/upper) with 'u', `ku', etc. endings (archaic) v4k, v4r, etc.Yodan verb with `ku', `ru', etc. endings (archaic) v5u, v5k, etc. Godan verb with `u', `ku', etc. endings v5k-s Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class
v5aru Godan verb - -aru special class vi intransitive verb vs noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru vs-c su verb - precursor to the modern suru
vs-i expression using the aux. verb suru vs-s suru verb - special class vk Kuru verb - special class vt transitive verb
vz Ichidan verb - -zuru special class (alternative form of -jiru verbs) v-unspec verb - uspecified (usu. archaic)

Miscellaneous Codes

CODE MEANING CODE MEANING CODE MEANING CODE MEANING
abbr abbreviation arch archaism ateji kanji used as phonetic symbol(s) chn children's language
col colloquialism fam familiar language fem female term or language gikun gikun (meaning) reading
hon honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language hum humble (kenjougo) language iK word containing irregular kanji usage ik word containing irregular kana usage
io irregular okurigana usage joc jocular or humorous term male male term or language m-sl manga slang
obs obsolete term obsc obscure term oK word containing out-dated kanji ok out-dated or obsolete kana usage
on-mim onomatopoeic or mimetic word pol polite (teineigo) language sl slang sens term with some sensitivity about its usage
uK word usually written using kanji alone uk word usually written using kana alone vulg vulgar expression or word P "Priority" entry, i.e. among approx. 20,000 words deemed to be common in Japanese
X rude or X-rated term (not displayed in educational software)

Domain or Field Codes

CODE MEANING CODE MEANING CODE MEANING CODE MEANING
archit architecture astron astronomy, space, astronautics, etc. Buddh Buddhism baseb baseball
biol biology bot botany bus business comp computing/telecommunications
econ economics eng engineering fin finance food food
geol geology, earth sciences, geophysics, etc. geom geometry law law, legal studies, etc. ling linguistics
MA martial arts math mathematics med medicine, anatomy, pathology, etc. mil military
music music physics physics Shinto Shinto sports sports
sumo sumo zool zoology
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