| Chinese-like forms / Words JLPT 1 |
| 2570 | Mandarin | |||||
| だんだん | 段々 | dandan | gradually, step by step | song s2218 | 渐渐 jiànjiàn | |
| どんどん | dondon | rapidly, steadily | song s2218 | 匆匆 cōngcōng | ||
| 2618 | さ | 左 | sa- | left | 左 zuŏ | |
| 左側 | sasoku | left-hand side | 2570 745 | |||
| させつ | 左折 | sasetsu | left turn | |||
| 右 | u- | right | 右 yòu | |||
| うせつ | 右折 | usetsu | right turn |