List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation
- consideration, thoughtfulness
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be renewed, to change
- to be improved, to be reformed, to be revised, to be corrected
- to stand on ceremony, to be formal
- to take a turn for the worse (of an illness), to take a serious turn
่นใใซkanipopular search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- crab
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to awaken, to arouse from sleep
- to bring to one's senses, to disabuse (someone of)
- to sober up
- to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil
popular JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb auxiliary verb
- to get used to, to grow accustomed to, to become familiar with
- to become skilled in, to become experienced at
- to become tame, to become domesticated
- to get used to doing
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- faint, fainting, losing consciousness
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- handstand, headstand
- being upside down, being in reverse
่้บฆใใฐsobapopular gikun or jukujikun JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) food, cooking
- buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
- soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles
- Chinese-style wheat noodles
popular noun noun (generic)
- gap, opening, room, space
- break, interval, spare moment, spare time
- unguarded moment, carelessness, weak spot, chink in one's armor, flaw, fault
- chance, opportunity
popular JLPT N2 adverb noun noun (generic)
- continuously, from beginning to end, from first to last