List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb archaic
- to be playful, to gambol, to be amused (with something), to play, to sport, to frolic, to joke
- to flirt with
- to have elegance, to have refinement
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to deceive, to delude, to trick, to fool
- to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to scoop, to ladle out
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to stammer, to stutter
popular JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb auxiliary verb
- to stuff into, to jam, to cram, to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up
- to shorten, to move closer together
- to reduce (spending), to conserve
- to focus intently on, to strain oneself to do
- to go through thoroughly, to work out (details), to bring to a conclusion, to wind up
- to be on duty, to be stationed
- to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi), to trap, to checkmate
- to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology), to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.)
- to do non-stop, to do continuously, to keep doing (without a break)
- to do completely, to do thoroughly
- to force someone into a difficult situation by ...
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone adverb
- on the contrary, rather, instead, all the more
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- drawing room, parlor, parlour, guest room
popular gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to feel dizzy, to have blood rush to one's head
- to lose one's cool
- to be obsessed, to be infatuated
- to become conceited
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to rest, to suspend, to give relief
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to hurry (up), to urge on, to press, to rush