List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular rarely used kana form rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb
- as if, as it were, as though
- right then, just then, at that moment
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb archaic
- to tie up, to tie together, to bind, to bundle, to fasten
- to hang (oneself)
- to summarize, to put (it all) together, to consolidate
- to estimate, to expect
- to tie-dye
- to detain, to check, to restrain
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- brackets, parentheses
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be thirsty, to feel thirsty
- to thirst for, to crave
popular noun noun (generic)
- runway, airstrip, landing strip, flight strip
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.), to be realized, to be fulfilled, to be granted, to be answered (of a prayer), to be requited (of love)
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to grant (request, wish), to answer (prayer), to make come true (e.g. a dream), to realize, to fulfill
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bag, satchel, briefcase, basket
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to bite (at), to snap at
- to snap at (someone), to flare up at, to jump down (someone's) throat
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb archaic
- to bite
- to chew, to gnaw, to masticate
- to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.), to falter with one's words, to stutter, to stammer
- to crash against (e.g. of waves), to break onto (shore)
- to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.), to mesh, to fit together
- to be involved in
- to convince, to persuade