List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to hide, to keep to oneself
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to spend, to expend, to consume
- to waste, to squander, to throw away
- to devote
popular noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- lack of common sense, thoughtlessness, senselessness, irrationality, absurdity
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- sticking to, clinging to, adhesion, cohesion, agglutination
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- early rising
popular search-only kana form ateji JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- cute, adorable, charming, lovely, pretty
- dear, precious, darling, pet
- innocent, childlike, childish, lovable
- dainty, little, tiny
popular JLPT N1 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic)
- cheek (of the face)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- memorization, memorisation, learning by heart
popular JLPT N1 ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- mild (climate), temperate, clement, pleasant, agreeable
- gentle (nature, personality, etc.), mild, quiet, pleasant
- moderate (statement, measure, etc.), mild, temperate