List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N1 abbreviation noun noun (generic)
- semi-express train, local express train, sub-express train
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) colloquial noun noun (generic)
- for the first time
- only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ...
- first time, (one's) first
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) adverb suffix usually written using kana alone
- place, spot, scene, site
- address
- district, area, locality
- one's house
- point, aspect, side, facet
- passage (in text), part
- space, room
- thing, matter
- whereupon, as a result
- about to, on the verge of
- was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing
- approximately, around, about
popular gikun or jukujikun search-only kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- what is called, what you call, what they call, so-called
popular noun noun (generic)
- written word, written language
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to write down (what someone says), to take down dictation, to take notes (e.g. of a lecture)
- to copy out (a text)
書くかくkakupopular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to write, to compose, to pen
- to draw, to paint
popular JLPT N1 prefix
- various, many, several
popular noun noun (generic) noun (suffix)
- various countries, various regions, various provinces
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N3 い adjective adjective (generic)
- happy, glad, pleased, delighted, overjoyed
- joyful, delightful, gratifying, pleasant