List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- unsatisfied, unsatisfactory, insufficient in some way, lacking something
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb intransitive verb
- study, pursuit of knowledge
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to compromise, to meet halfway
- to step up to, to walk up to, to approach
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to yearn for, to long for, to pine for, to miss, to love dearly, to adore
- to follow (someone)
- to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
popular JLPT N2 adverb noun noun (generic)
- somewhat, to some extent, to some degree
- some, part, portion
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N3 ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- pitiful, unfortunate, poor, miserable, wretched
- unpardonable, regrettable
popular noun noun (generic)
- disposition, temperament, temper, nature
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic)
- cry (e.g. of a baby), sob, whine
- tearful voice, weepy voice
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist
- to turn
- to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
popular noun noun (generic)
- reason, logic
- method, system, order, thread (e.g. of an argument)