List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic)
- republic, commonwealth
popular JLPT N1 adverb
- by force
popular gikun or jukujikun JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to beg, to pester, to plead, to coax, to hound, to importune
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to resound, to be heard far away
- to reverberate, to shake, to vibrate
- to come (home), to remain (with someone)
- to have an effect, to make an impression
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be surprised, to be taken aback, to be amazed, to be astonished, to be shocked
- to be frightened, to be startled, to be alarmed
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone honorific language godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to say, to speak, to tell
- to be called
popular JLPT N1 adverb
- exceedingly, extremely, decisively
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form noun noun (generic)
- onion (Allium cepa)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adverb
- a little, a few, small, slight, trifling, meagre, meager, narrow (margin)
- only, just, merely, no more than
popular JLPT N5 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in)
- to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of)
- to conduct a religious service