List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) colloquial
- arrow (symbol)
- (romantic) interest (for a certain person), direction (of one's attention, etc.)
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) adverb
- far away, far off, far, distant, in the distance
- long ago, long before
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to support, to maintain, to provide for
- to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed
- to adopt (a child)
- to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.), to develop, to build up, to foster
- to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- failure (in an examination), failing to advance (to the next year)
- falling short of the standard, not making the grade
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- remarkable, striking, brilliant, splendid, spectacular, wonderful, conspicuous, outstanding, amazing
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb interjection
- to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow
- to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized (realised), to be found out, to make sense
- I know!, I think so too!
popular counter
- counter for bundles
popular noun noun (generic)
- hope of success, prospects of success
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to put back up, to stand back up
- to restore (to former strength), to revive (e.g. the economy), to reorganize, to rearrange, to put right, to recover, to put back on its feet
- to make again (a plan, policy, etc.), to reformulate, to revise