| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | exp v5u commonly referred to as ... | 俗に言う |
| law | "hereinafter referred to as ""…""" | 以下「…」という |
| gen. | n humble term for refer to one's own age | 馬齢 |
| law | in the case referred to in the preceding paragraph | 前項の場合において |
| gen. | n name used to refer to the residents of a country, region, etc. | 住人の呼称 |
| gen. | refer A to B | 謀る ichi1 |
| gen. | refer A to B | 図る ichi1 news1 nf12 |
| gen. | refer to | 参考にする |
| gen. | refer to | 説及ぶ |
| gen. | refer to | 説き及ぶ |
| gen. | refer to | 言い及ぶ |
| gen. | refer to | 言及ぶ |
| gen. | refer to | 口にする |
| gen. | refer to | 聞き合せる |
| gen. | refer to | 照らす ichi1 news2 nf31 |
| gen. | refer to | 繰る news2 nf38 spec2 (an encyclopedia) |
| gen. | n vs refer to modestly | 謙称 |
| gen. | adj-no referred to above | 頭書き |
| gen. | adj-no referred to above | 頭書 |
| abbr. | n refers to the "friend list" on mixi | マイミク (or people on that list) |
| gen. | n refers to the "friend list" on mixi | マイミクシィ (or people on that list) |
| gen. | n set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryouiki | 日本霊異記 |
| gen. | n set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryouiki | 日本現報善悪霊異記 |
| gen. | n set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryouiki | 日本国現報善悪霊異記 |
| gen. | term used in error to refer to young men that were made to do forced labour in the ritsuryo system | 衛士 |
| gen. | term used to refer to a woman running a restaurant, inn, etc. | お上 |
| gen. | term used to refer to a woman running a restaurant, inn, etc. | 御上 (おうえ) |
| gen. | n term used to refer to Japanese-American children nisei who were sent by their parents to Japan before WW2 to receive their schooling | 帰米 |
| gen. | v1 vi to be referred to | 呼ばれる passive of 呼ぶ (as) |
| gen. | exp v1 to be referred to as ... | と言われる |
| gen. | n vs hum used to refer to another's acceptance of one's present | ご笑納 |
| gen. | n vs hum used to refer to another's acceptance of one's present | 御笑納 |
| gen. | n vs hum used to refer to another's acceptance of one's present | 笑納 |
| pejor. | used to refer to someone whose name is unknown | 権兵衛 |
| gen. | n woman who uses boku to refer to herself | 僕女 |
| pejor. | n Zhou dynasty term used by the Chinese to refer to non- ethnic Chinese to the north | 北狄 |
| pejor. | n Zhou dynasty term used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the north | 狄 |