List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N2 ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- ordinary, common, commonplace, mediocre, unremarkable, undistinguished, uneventful
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to line up, to stand in a line
- to rival, to match, to equal
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- transfiguration, transformation, change of appearance
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N1 adverb
- in advance, beforehand, previously, ahead of time
popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) vulgar expression or word slang
- crack, crevice, split, fissure, cleft, rift, chasm, chink, gap
- opening of the vagina, slit
popular JLPT N1 suru verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be worth, to be worthy of, to deserve, to merit
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to deny, to contradict
- to negate (esp. a sound), to drown out
popular JLPT N1 suru verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to injure, to damage, to harm, to hurt
- to kill
- to hinder, to obstruct
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- windward, upwind
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb honorific language
- to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across
- to get over (e.g. hardship)
- to pass time (e.g. a winter)
- to surpass, to be better than, to exceed
- to move house
- to go, to come