List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb suffix
- to return, to come back, to go back
- to turn over
- to become extremely, to become completely
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- stain, spot, smudge, blot, smear, blotch
- spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot), blemish, discoloration, freckle
popular JLPT N3 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- coarse, rough
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- saliva, spit, spittle
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to rendezvous, to meet at a prearranged place and time, to arrange to meet
popular JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to examine, to look up, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to pass (e.g. car), to overtake
- to surpass, to outstrip, to get ahead of, to outdistance
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be shut, to close, to be closed
- to be firm (of a body, face, etc.), to be well-knit
- to be locked
- to tighten, to be tightened
- to become sober, to become tense
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb humble language
- to assume the posture of praying, to press the palms and fingers of both hands together, to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha), to pay one's respects
- to beg, to make a supplication
- to see (something or someone of high status)
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to look back on (the past), to reflect on, to reminisce about
- to look behind (at), to turn round (and look), to look over one's shoulder
- to consider, to concern oneself about, to take notice of, to pay attention to, to take into consideration