List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- little finger, pinky
- little toe
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb
- to laugh
- to smile
- to sneer, to ridicule
- to be dumbfounded, to be flabbergasted
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to steam (food, towel, etc.)
- to be hot and humid, to be sultry
popular noun noun (generic) adverb
- dead of night, midnight
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- water vapour, water vapor, steam
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- chic, smart, stylish, tasteful, refined, sophisticated
- understanding, considerate, thoughtful, sensible
- familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- measurement, size, extent, dimension
- plan, intention, arrangement, schedule
popular obsolete reading JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds), fair weather, clear weather, clear sky, fair skies
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic)
- growth, development
- one's early life, upbringing, personal history
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb intransitive verb
- sermon, preaching, homily
- remonstration, scolding, lecturing