List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to finish, to make an end of, to get through with, to let end
- to make do (with), to manage (with)
- to resolve, to settle, to bring to a conclusion
popular search-only kana form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone polite language expression interjection
- excuse me, pardon me, I'm sorry, I beg your pardon
- thank you, you shouldn't have, it's too much
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to break (into pieces), to smash, to crush, to shatter, to grind (into powder), to pound
- to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.), to crush, to frustrate
- to simplify, to make easy to understand
popular JLPT N2 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to break (into pieces), to be broken, to be smashed
- to collapse, to crumble, to decline, to cool (e.g. enthusiasm), to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight)
- to become less formal, to throw off reserve, to become affable
- to become easy to understand (e.g. a story)
- to be worried
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- national holiday, festival day
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to judge, to try, to sit in judgement (on), to decide (on)
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to cut (cloth)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp
- to be clear-headed, to be alert, to be on the ball, to be wide awake
- to look upbeat, to be perky, to be cheerful
- to master (a skill), to excel at, to cleanly execute
- to be satisfying
- to become frigid, to become intensely cold
ๅฒใใใsakupopular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb archaic
- to bloom, to flower, to blossom, to open
- to rise up (of breaking waves)
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- forced laugh, forced smile