List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form ateji search-only kanji form JLPT N5 noun noun (generic)
- soy sauce, soya sauce, shoyu
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to pinch, to hold (between one's fingers), to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.)
- to pick up and eat, to snack on
- to pick out (the main point), to summarize, to sum up
- to bewitch, to possess, to fascinate
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic)
- footwear, footgear, shoes
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- left-handedness, left-handed person, left-hander
- fondness for alcohol, person who is fond of alcohol, drinker
popular noun noun (generic)
- proper quantity, suitable amount, proper dose, optimal dose
popular noun noun (generic)
- dirt floor, room with dirt floor
- pit (theater seating), parterre
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to thrust (something) into (something), to cram, to stuff, to shove
- to plunge into, to charge into, to rush into, to ram into, to crash into
- to delve into (a matter), to go into depth, to get to the heart (of something)
- to press (someone) about, to point out (e.g. an inconsistency), to question sharply, to grill
- to get involved with, to meddle in, to poke one's nose into
- to riposte, to retort, to quip
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N4 humble language polite language noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- seeing, looking at
popular search-only kana form irregular okurigana rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- yakisoba, fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to shine on, to illuminate
- to compare (with), to refer to