List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
็ท ใใใใใshimerupopular search-only kana form JLPT N5 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb colloquial
- to tie, to fasten, to tighten
- to wear (necktie, belt), to put on
- to total, to sum
- to be strict with
- to economize, to economise, to cut down on
- to salt, to marinate, to pickle, to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt
- to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
- to strongly press (someone), to crack down on, to keep under strict control
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) sumo colloquial
- gun
- wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice
- puffer fish
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- embankment, bank
- beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb auxiliary verb
- to throw down, to bring down, to blow down, to fell, to knock down, to set (something) down on its side, to turn (something) on its side, to recline (e.g. a seat)
- to kill, to defeat, to beat
- to overthrow, to trip up, to ruin
- to leave unpaid, to cheat
- to do completely, to do thoroughly, to do to the fullest
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to escape
popular noun noun (generic)
- characteristic, feature, special quality
popular astronomy noun noun (generic)
- solar eclipse
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- boiling water
popular noun noun (generic)
- New Year's greetings, New Year's call, New Year's gift
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- rejection, expulsion, boycott, ostracism