なま
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. raw; uncooked; fresh
After all, if it's fresh fish, raw is the best!
2. natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
3. unprotected (sex); raw; bareback
4. live (i.e. not recorded)
I didn't think the day would come when I could see it live.
5. inexperienced; unpolished; green; crude
Noun
Abbreviation
6. impudence; sauciness
7. unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
Adjective (の)
8. blank (e.g. disk); unused
Prefix
9. just a little; somehow; vaguely; partially; somewhat; half-; semi-
before an adjective
10. insufficient; incomplete; half-baked; half-hearted; perfunctory
Archaic
Noun
11. cash
12. tipsiness
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (115 in total)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
boiled and half-dried bonito
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
simple; easy
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
half-hearted; overly optimistic; naive; inexperienced; immature; green
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
pale; pallid; wan; pasty
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
raw meat; fresh meat
raw food; perishables
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
slight yawn
cold cash; hard cash
saliva (in one's mouth)
eating (something) raw
fresh cream
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
freshly squeezed milk; bare breasts; naked breasts
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
to brim over with feminine charm; to look captivating (of a woman); (arch.) to look young and fresh; (arch.) to be elegant; (arch.) to look refined; (arch.) to have a calm and composed appearance
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
fresh blood; lifeblood
impudence; sauciness
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
freshly severed head
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
half-dried
fresh vegetables
rawhide
unfinished; unripe; unfermented narezushi; unfermented brine-pickled sushi; noh mask with slightly protruding horns and frizzy hair (representing a woman on her way to becoming a hannya)
medium-size draft beer
half-cooked; rare; ambiguous; vague; immature
nama-fu; wheat gluten mixed with rice flour and steamed in large blocks
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
live broadcast
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
fresh wound; fresh bruise
dry-cured ham
to eat raw (fresh)
live stream; live streaming; live broadcast (over the Internet)
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
pale; pallid; wan; pasty
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
live music or performance
unpasteurized beer
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
unedited remarks; frank opinions
mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.
unboiled water
raw oyster
cold cash; hard cash
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish
firsthand information
handwritten manuscript
raw noodles; uncooked noodles; fresh noodles
live singing; poor singing; bad singing
fresh pasta
green coffee bean
live appearance (e.g. on television)
soft caramel; caramel chews
sweat caused by fear, stress, etc.
live (transmission, broadcast, etc.)
for raw consumption (of meat, shellfish, etc.)
ready-mixed concrete; liquid concrete; wet concrete
bareback sex; unprotected sex
live program; live programme
superficial knowledge; smattering; dabbler; dilettante; dipping into
Namamugi Incident (August 1862); Kanagawa Incident; Richardson Affair
raw rubber; crude rubber
live video; live image
deep-fried bean curd; undercooked
real cake (as opposed to fake); fresh cake; cake baked with fresh ingredients
half-cooked; rare; half-dried; moist-dry; half-baked (knowledge); superficial
boiled and half-dried bonito
incomplete enlightenment; incompletely enlightened person
undried wall
garbage disposal unit
live recording
half-boiled; insufficiently boiled; underdone
self-styled Zen philosophy; sciolism; dabbling in Zen
blank video tape; blank audio cassette
imperfect (superficial) knowledge
fresh yeast
raw cocoon
superficial
live vaccine
green sand; metal molding using sand
green-sand casting; casting metal with a green-sand mould
fresh soba (not dried)
fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
blank disk; unused disk
raw veganism; raw foodism
blank credit card (with no card number, etc. yet registered to it); white card
shop where schoolgirls remove and sell their underwear in front of an audience
Nama-cha (Kirin tea blend)
young and immature
somewhat kind; rather gentle
immature person; person of low status
inexperienced provincial governor (ritsuryō period); provincial governor with no real ability or power
Examples (15 in total)
This food is raw.
Death is the antithesis of life.
I don't like raw tomatoes.