List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 ใ adjective adjective (generic) usually written using kana alone adverb Kansai-ben
- great, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary
- distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent, famous
- awful, terrible, serious, tremendous, great, mighty, severe
- tiring, tough, hard
- very, extremely
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to represent, to signify, to stand for
- to reveal, to show, to display
- to express
- to make widely known
popular JLPT N2 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- rough, wild, violent, rude, coarse, harsh, fierce, heavy (e.g. breathing)
- immoderate, extravagant, reckless
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- rush, flood, deluge
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- praise, glorification, extolment
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic)
- generosity
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- temporary absence from school
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to carry in one's hand, to carry with one, to have on one's person, to bear
- to take along (someone), to take (someone) with one, to be accompanied by
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to look up at, to raise one's eyes
- to look up to, to admire, to respect
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to manufacture, to produce, to raise (crops)
- to invent, to dream up, to create