List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- reasons, circumstances
- details, particulars, significance, meaning
- hindrance, inconvenience, objection
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- cold, short, curt, blunt
popular noun noun (generic) obsolete term
- 15th day of the 8th lunar month
- eighth month of the lunar calendar
popular dated term noun noun (generic)
- capture (of a suspect, criminal, etc.), arrest
popular rarely used kanji form ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- suitable, appropriate, becoming, fitting
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic)
- sewing needle
popular search-only kanji form Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to exchange (things), to convert (currency)
- to be in contrast (to), to contrast (with)
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form noun noun (generic)
- surprise attack, surprise visit, catching a person off guard
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to raise (esp. overhead), to brandish (e.g. sword), to flourish
- to wield (e.g. power, authority), to proclaim one's principles
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ slang
- death from explosion, death from bombing
- bombing (in sales), flopping