List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic)
- kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica), konbu, kelp, any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be buried, to be covered, to be surrounded
- to overflow, to be crowded, to be filled
- to be repaid (e.g. debt), to be replenished
- to be filled (e.g. blank, vacancy, schedule)
popular noun noun (generic)
- cool breeze, refreshing breeze
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic)
- example
- simile, metaphor, allegory, fable, parable
popular JLPT N2 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to compare (something) to, to liken, to speak figuratively, to use a simile, to use a metaphor
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be ready, to be prepared, to be arranged
- to be in order, to be put in order, to be well-ordered, to be well-proportioned, to be harmonious
- to be adjusted, to be regulated, to be refined (e.g. of a face)
- to be settled (e.g. treaty, contract), to be completed
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to jump down, to leap down, to jump off, to leap off
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to win, to gain victory
popular noun noun (generic)
- ticket (for bus, train, etc.), passenger ticket
- basic fare ticket (not valid on limited express trains without a supplemental express ticket)
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- cane, walking stick, staff, wand