List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb colloquial
- to melt, to liquefy, to thaw
- to dissolve (in a liquid), to bring into solution
- to lose (money; through gambling, etc.), to squander
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic)
- business, things to do, engagement, errand, affairs
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to line up, to put in a row
- to add (to a group), to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.), to join (e.g. a list)
- to link, to put together, to string together (e.g. compliments), to enumerate
- to take along with, to bring with
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- electric fan
popular noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の
- estrangement, alienation, neglecting to stay in contact
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) poetical term
- frost
- white hair, grey hair, gray hair
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be sufficient, to be enough
- to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve
- to do (the job), to serve, to answer
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- sleeve
- wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
- flap (of a dust jacket)
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
- loan, debit and credit, lending and borrowing
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 い adjective adjective (generic)
- short
- brief