List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular rarely used kana form railway noun noun (generic)
- passenger car, passenger carriage
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to become stiff (of muscles)
- to get absorbed in, to develop a passion for, to devote oneself to, to become obsessed with, to get hooked on
- to be elaborate, to be intricate, to be exquisite, to be particular about, to pay great attention to
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to forbid, to ban, to prohibit
- to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.), to hold back (e.g. tears)
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- abstinence from alcohol, temperance
- prohibition of drinking
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- even number
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb linguistics
- bending, curving, twisting, turning, winding
- warping (of feelings, logic, etc.), distortion, twisting
- refraction
- inflection
popular ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- frivolous, flippant, superficial, shallow, trifling, insincere
popular irregular kanji usage JLPT N3 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- hard, solid, tough
- stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing)
- strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved)
- safe, steady, honest, steadfast
- obstinate, stubborn
- bookish, formal, stuffy
popular noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- well-matched (esp. of a couple), becoming, suitable
popular search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb
- to recover, to rally, to improve, to pick up
- to carry in a different way, to change one's grip (on), to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other