List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- bright person, talented student, prodigy
popular noun noun (generic)
- grip (of hand), grip strength
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N5 numeric prefix noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) suffix noun noun (generic) noun (prefix) card games
- one, 1
- best
- first, foremost
- beginning, start
- a (single), one (of many)
- ace
- bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
popular search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to become tense, to be tightened, to become firm (e.g. body)
popular noun noun (generic)
- whirlpool, maelstrom, vortex, eddy, swirl
- spiral (shape, pattern)
popular noun noun (generic)
- thousands, several thousand
popular obsolete reading search-only kana form rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone go (game)
- interval, space, interstice, threshold
- valley, gorge, ravine
- loophole (in a wall), crenel, eyelet
- diagonal gap, move played in a diagonal gap, space between two stones diagonally apart
popular astronomy noun noun (generic)
- Saturn (planet)
็ธใใฌใtanukipopular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides), raccoon dog
- sly dog, sly old fox, sly fox, cunning devil, sly person
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb adverb colloquial jocular, humorous term
- high praise, great admiration, acclaim
- with critical acclaim, to rave reviews, with high commendations
- currently, presently, right now