Onyomi: ゲン · Kunyomi: くろ, くろ.い · Meanings: black, deep, mysterious, occultness, profound
Kanji for black, deep, mysterious, occultness, profound
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 玄関 | げんかん | entrance, front door, entryway, entranceway, entry hall, vestibule, porch, foyer, mud room | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 玄人 | くろうと | expert, professional, master, connoisseur | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 玄米 | げんまい | unpolished rice, unmilled rice, brown rice | common Noun |
| 玄人はだし | くろうとはだし | outdoing a professional, putting an expert to shame | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 玄洋社 | げんようしゃ | Dark Ocean Society (1881-1946), Black Ocean Society | Noun |
| 黒米 | くろごめ | unpolished rice, unmilled rice, brown rice | Noun |
| 玄武 | げんぶ | Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens) | Noun |
| 玄圃梨 | けんぽなし | Japanese raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis) | Noun |
| 玄米茶 | げんまいちゃ | green tea with roasted brown rice | Noun |
| 玄武岩 | げんぶがん | basalt, whin(stone) | Noun |
| 玄室 | げんしつ | burial chamber | Noun |
| 玄冬 | げんとう | winter | Noun |
| 玄人気質 | くろうとかたぎ | professionalism, the temperament of a professional | Noun |
| 玄昌石 | げんしょうせき | type of slate (from Miyagi pref.) | Noun |
| 玄同 | げんどう | hiding one's intelligence to avoid being different from the common people | Noun |