List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to become quiet, to quiet down, to quieten down
- to calm down, to die down, to subside, to abate, to be suppressed
寿司すしsushipopular ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- sushi, range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain
- to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to
- to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain
- towards (someone), at (someone), in (someone's) face
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to compose (a Japanese poem), to write, to use as the theme of a poem
- to recite (e.g. a poem), to chant, to intone
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 い adjective adjective (generic)
- dirty, filthy, foul, unclean
- disordered, messy, untidy, poor (e.g. handwriting)
- indecent (language, etc.), dirty, vulgar, coarse
- dastardly, mean, base, underhanded
- stingy, greedy
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to cross (e.g. road), to traverse
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- detour, circuitous route, diversion
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- funny, comical, humorous, laughable
- ridiculous, silly, absurd
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to accustom, to train (e.g. one's ear)
- to tame, to domesticate, to train (an animal)
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N2 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to sit (down)