Meanings
Noun
1. one's nature; one's feelings; oneself
Adjective (の)
2. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
Prefix
Derogatory
3. mere; poor
before a noun
4. exceedingly
before an adjective
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (29 in total)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
most; much; greatly
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
bare thighs; inner thigh; intercrural sex
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
passing through without stopping; passing by
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
bare feet
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
deep-frying without breading or batter; food deep-fried without breading or batter
poor or lowly masterless samurai
transparent; plain (glass or glasses)
skin diving; free diving
udon noodles in broth (no trimmings)
wearing a kimono (or awase) without any undergarments on
barefoot
not wearing a mask (in kendo, noh, etc.); sober face; sobriety; (arch.) face with no make-up; (arch.) unpainted face
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it; reading a second draft without checking it against the original
Chinese classic without reading aids; book without reading aids
bare noh chanting; vocal-only noh theater performance, with no dancing or instruments; unaccompanied utai
useless card (in karuta); worthless card; card only worth 1 point
passing one by (without noticing); inadvertently ignoring
scaffolding and temporary roof placed around a shrine, temple, etc. undergoing repair; protective scaffolding
external framing (of a building)
scoring combination consisting of sixteen 1-point cards
chat without food or drink
Chinese vegetarian cuisine
window-shopping; browsing