List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- previous, former
popular historical term noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb intransitive verb
- suppression (e.g. of a rebellion), pacification
popular noun noun (generic)
- excellent luck
popular noun noun (generic)
- earthen figure, clay figure
- dogลซ, clay figurines from the late Jลmon period
popular noun noun (generic)
- generosity, magnanimity, tolerance
- length and capacity, measures
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis), Confederate rose, dixie rosemallow
- lotus blossom
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic)
- body
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- fattening (cattle, pigs, etc.)
popular noun noun (generic)
- parallel, equal, match
popular gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic)
- torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.), flambeau, torchlight