List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- reading for another
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to wear (multiple layers of clothes), to wear underneath, to bundle up, to dress warmly
- to dress up (esp. in formal clothes), to attire oneself (in), to put on (e.g. a dress)
- to break in (through repeated wearing), to wear in
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.), receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
popular noun noun (generic)
- medium wave, medium frequency, MF, medium frequency wave
popular obsolete reading usually written using kana alone Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- mandala
popular ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- grave, serious, alarming
popular noun noun (generic)
- branch road, forked road, branch, fork, crossroads
- crossroads (of a course of events), turning point, parting of the ways
popular ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ
- honest, respectable, decent
- respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.)
- person in a respectable occupation
popular ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- quiet, still, calm
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- dying in a fit of anger or indignation