List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to remove, to deinstall, to take away, to set apart
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to exchange, to swap, to barter, to trade
- to replace, to substitute
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to take in, to gather in
- to adopt (e.g. an idea), to accept (e.g. advice), to introduce (e.g. technology), to borrow (e.g. a word)
- to harvest, to reap, to gather in
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic)
- worth, merit, value, good point, strong point, redeeming feature, saving grace
popular JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb
- to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)
- to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.), to disappear, to come out (of a stain), to come off (e.g. of dust), to be removed (e.g. of wrinkles)
- to be harvested, to be picked, to be produced, to be caught (of fish), to be obtained, to be extracted
- to be interpreted (as), to be taken (as), to be understood (as), to be read (as)
- to be attained (of balance, harmony, etc.), to be achieved
- to be able to get, to be able to obtain, to be able to secure, to be able to win, to be able to catch
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic)
- feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.), (feeling of) resistance
- response (to one's efforts), reaction, (having an) effect (on)
popular JLPT N1 adverb archaic
- especially, particularly, unusually, above all
- additionally
popular search-only kana form JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) food, cooking usually written using kana alone hanafuda
- seed (e.g. of a plant), pip, kernel, stone (e.g. of a peach)
- progeny, offspring, issue, breed
- paternal blood, lineage
- sperm, semen, seed
- cause, source, seed, origin
- material (e.g. for an article), matter (e.g. of a story), subject (of discussion), theme, (news) copy, source (of a story)
- ingredient, main ingredient (of a piece of sushi), leaven
- mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.), secret, trickery
- 10-point card, tane, animal card
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to swell (from inflammation), to become swollen
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective grammar martial arts
- the defensive
- passive attitude, passivity, passiveness
- the passive, passive voice
- ukemi (the art of falling safely)