List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) adverb noun (suffix)
- (approximate) time, around, about, toward
- suitable time (or condition)
- time of year, season
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to step aside, to move (out of the way), to make way
- to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede
gairaigo English origin popular ateji JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- (formal) shirt, dress shirt, business shirt, button-up shirt
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic)
- crackling, cracking, snapping, popping, clicking
- clapping
- incessantly (blinking)
popular search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone expression noun noun (generic) adverb
- how long, how far, how much
gairaigo English origin German origin popular noun noun (generic) abbreviation noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic) slang archaic colloquial
- ice
- ice cream
- ice pop, ice lolly, popsicle
- cold, iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee)
- ice (stimulant drug)
- usurer, usury, loansharking
popular search-only kana form JLPT N3 food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- ice cream
popular search-only kana form JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- idea
popular noun noun (generic)
- performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following, Japanese idol
- (cultural) icon, idol, star, celebrity, person who is greatly admired
- idol (object of worship), image
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic)
- iron (for pressing clothes)
- hair iron, hair tong, curling tong