List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to gather together
popular prefix
- some, several, a few
- many
- how many, how much
- very, so (much)
popular obsolete reading noun noun (generic)
- (for) how many days
- what day (of the month)
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- willful, wilful, selfish, self-centered, egoistic
- carefree, do-as-you-please, freewheeling, free spirited
popular search-only kana form irregular kanji usage search-only kanji form sensitive derogatory usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun (suffix)
- madness, insanity, madman, lunatic, crazy person
- mania, craze, obsession, enthusiast, maniac, fanatic, nut, freak
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- affected, smug, pompous, conceited, snobby, pretentious
popular gikun or jukujikun JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone pronoun familiar language
- you
- dear, honey
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to shine, to sparkle, to twinkle, to glitter, to glisten
- to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.), to beam, to gleam, to glow
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone honorific language ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- good, OK, all right, fine, very well, will do, may, can
popular ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone expression adverb
- well, properly, suitably
- best regards, please remember me, please treat me favorably (favourably), please take care of, please do
- just like ..., as though one were ...
- by all means, of course