popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) abbreviation hanafuda noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- flower, blossom, bloom, petal
- cherry blossom
- beauty
- blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)
- ikebana
- hanafuda
- (the) best
- glorious, lovely
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb abbreviation obsolete term
- activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.), action, operation
- moving picture
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) shogi abbreviation archaic noun (suffix) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) suffix counter
- muscle, tendon, sinew
- vein, artery
- fiber, fibre, string
- line, stripe, streak
- reason, logic
- plot, storyline
- lineage, descent
- school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
- aptitude, talent
- source (of information, etc.), circle, channel
- well-informed person (in a transaction)
- logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- ninth vertical line
- seam on a helmet
- gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
- social position, status
- on (a river, road, etc.), along
- counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions
- street (in Osaka)
- (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) abbreviation colloquial noun (suffix)
- police
- police officer
- police station
- self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.), busybody, vigilante, gatekeeper
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- light
- illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow
- happiness, hope
- influence, power
- vision, eyesight
- optical fiber, optical fibre
popular JLPT N4 abbreviation noun noun (generic)
- senior high school, high school
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) historical term abbreviation
- National Diet, legislative assembly of Japan (1947-)
- Imperial Diet, legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947)
- legislative assembly, parliament, congress
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- people (of a country), nation, citizen, national
- Democratic Party for the People
popular JLPT N1 abbreviation noun noun (generic)
- United Nations, UN
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) noun (suffix) abbreviation finance card games mahjong archaic
- child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person
- (one's) child, offspring
- young woman
- young (animal)
- offshoot
- interest
- new share
- player who is not a dealer
- young geisha, young prostitute
- bird egg
- -er (often of young women)