List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic)
- aphorism, epigram, witticism, bon mots
popular obsolete reading rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) abbreviation shogi
- badger
- Eurasian badger (Meles meles)
- anaguma castle (defensive opening)
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- knot, nodule, tubercule, node
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to see without obstruction, to get an unobstructed view (of), to see through
- to see into (someone's thoughts), to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.), to see through (e.g. someone's plans)
- to foresee, to predict, to forecast, to anticipate
- to watch from start to finish
popular noun noun (generic)
- profit
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic)
- distant view, looking from a distance
- being able to see a long distance, good long-distance vision
- farsightedness
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- jostling, crowding
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- abscissa, horizontal axis
- horizontal scroll
popular noun noun (generic)
- fist fight
popular noun noun (generic)
- pointing down, pointing downward
- (market) decline, downturn, downward trend