List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic)
- drinking water, potable water
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks), to grip (from both sides)
- to put between, to sandwich between, to insert, to interpose
- to catch (e.g. a finger in a door), to trap, to pinch
- to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings), to interpose (e.g. an objection), to interject, to throw in (e.g. a joke)
- to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.), to have between each other, to be across (a street, river, etc.)
- to harbour (feelings), to cast (e.g. doubt)
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- dental brushing, brushing one's teeth
- dentifrice, toothpaste, tooth powder
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- jump, leap, skip, bound
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- hitting the target, striking home
- proving to be right, coming true, being on the mark
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N4 noun noun (generic)
- electric light
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- lighthouse
- old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- same sex
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
popular noun noun (generic)
- reason, logic, sense, truth, right