List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic)
- speaking voice, talking voice
popular ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- feudal, feudalistic
popular JLPT N2 expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- I'm sorry, (it's) inexcusable, I feel regretful, I feel guilty
- thank you very much (for help, etc.)
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb suffix
- to digest
- to break down, to break to pieces, to crush
- to be able to use, to be good at, to have a good command of
- to finish, to complete, to manage, to perform
- to sell
- to do ... well, to do ... completely
popular noun noun (generic)
- printed style (of writing Chinese characters), square style, block style, standard style
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic)
- dry provisions, dried food, dried goods, groceries
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)
popular irregular okurigana noun noun (generic)
- cold wintry wind
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- seiza, kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, course of action, etc.), to decide on
- to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather (e.g. mushrooms), to catch (e.g. insects)
- to extract (e.g. juice), to take (e.g. a sample)
- to assume (an attitude)
- to take on (workers, students), to employ, to hire
- to draw in (e.g. water), to let in (e.g. light from a window)