List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- thickheaded, insensitive, dull, thick-skinned
popular ateji noun noun (generic)
- weather, climatic conditions
- fine weather, clear day
- situation, state of affairs
- sea conditions, good day for sailing
popular noun noun (generic)
- napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis), nappa cabbage, Chinese cabbage
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- germination, sprouting, budding
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- unclean, dirty, unsanitary, filthy
- indecent, dirty (story, money, etc.), obscene, immoral
popular noun noun (generic)
- (security) deposit, caution money
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to float, to be suspended
- to rise to the surface, to appear, to emerge, to show up, to loom (up)
- to come to mind, to have inspiration
popular JLPT N2 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) colloquial
- cool, calm, composed, unconcerned, nonchalant, unmoved, indifferent
- all right, fine, OK, okay
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to seclude oneself, to shut oneself away
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- exorbitant, outrageous, ridiculous, absurd, excessive, inordinate, extravagant, immoderate