popular irregular kanji usage JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) adverb noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ
- unfortunately, sorry, but ...
popular noun noun (generic) adverb
- the best one can do, one's best effort
- with all one's might, to the best of one's ability
popular JLPT N2 adverb
- constantly, always, continually, steadily
popular adverb
- incessantly, without a pause
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone adverb
- first (of all), firstly, to begin with, before anything else
- probably, most likely, almost certainly, virtually
- more or less (satisfactory), on the whole, reasonably
- anyway, at any rate, for now (at least), for the time being
popular noun (prefix) noun (generic) noun (suffix) dated term noun adverb
- last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former
- pre- (e.g. premodern)
- before
- before, earlier
ๅใพใmaepopular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) adverb suffix colloquial
- in front (of), before (e.g. a building)
- before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour)
- (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line)
- forward, ahead
- (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone)
- previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example)
- portion, helping
- front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
- privates, private parts
- criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
popular JLPT N3 adverb noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) usually written using kana alone interjection
- really, truly, entirely, completely, wholly, perfectly
- indeed
- good grief
popular adverb noun noun (generic)
- early, soon
- quickly, swiftly, rapidly, fast
popular noun noun (generic) adverb
- other side, another side, different angle
- on the other hand