List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone honorific language pronoun
- who
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb colloquial
- to be affectionate to, to treat tenderly, to dote on, to show one's love (for), to cherish
- to show favouritism to, to be partial to
- to fondle, to caress, to pet
- to be tough on, to be rough with, to torment, to train harshly
popular JLPT N3 ă adjective adjective (generic)
- lovely, sweet, pretty, cute, adorable
ćź¶ăăiepopular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic)
- house, residence, dwelling, home
- family, household
- lineage, family name
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- one's house, one's home, one's family, one's household
- house
popular suffix
- house, family
çŹç”ăăă€kotatsupopular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- kotatsu, table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
popular search-only kana form JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on, to tease, to be cruel to, to persecute
- to be tough on (e.g. one's body), to treat harshly
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- eggplant (Solanum melongena), aubergine
popular noun noun (generic)
- label, tag