List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular irregular okurigana sensitive noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- (death from) starvation, starving to death
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun (suffix) suffix counter
- rotation
- making the rounds
- spreading
- effect, efficacy
- by way of, via
- round, turn
- size
- 12-year period, 12-year age difference
popular usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb auxiliary verb
- to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from
- to miss (one's chance to ...)
popular JLPT N5 い adjective adjective (generic)
- good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable
- sufficient, enough, ready, prepared
- profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial
- OK, all right, fine, no problem
popular JLPT N3 honorific language polite language humble language usually written using kana alone prefix
- honorific/polite/humble prefix
popular usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) dated term
- diligent, hardworking, conscientious
- healthy, well, fit
- faithful, honest, sincere
popular obsolete reading search-only kanji form JLPT N3 noun noun (generic)
- body, physical system, (the) person
popular usually written using kana alone expression archaic な adjective adjective (generic)
- not to mention ..., needless to say ..., not to speak of ..., not only ...
- negligent, neglectful, careless, remiss
popular noun noun (generic)
- party, group, troop, company
- one act, one action, one deed
popular noun noun (generic)
- vacant land, unoccupied ground, empty lot