List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be sticky, to be adhesive
- to persevere, to persist, to stick to, to hold out, to linger
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to age, to grow old
popular noun noun (generic)
- law, regulation, rule, code, agreement, arrangement, compact, legislation
popular JLPT N1 ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- convenient, useful, handy, helpful
- finding useful, coming in handy, using often
- (priceless) treasure
popular noun noun (generic)
- spiral, helix
- screw
popular search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to diffuse, to spread throughout, to prevail, to become widespread, to reach everyone
popular noun noun (generic)
- dead tree, withered tree
- leafless tree, bare tree
popular JLPT N2 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- noisy, loud, boisterous, clamorous, raucous
- turbulent, unsettled, restless
gairaigo Portuguese origin popular gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- tobacco, cigarette, cigar
- tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
popular JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun noun (generic)
- gradually, by degrees, little by little, more and more, increasingly
- steps, stairs, staircase, terrace