List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- candle
popular JLPT N1 mathematics noun noun (generic) noun (prefix) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- sum
- harmony, peace
- Japan, Japanese-style
popular noun noun (generic)
- Japanese language
- wago, native Japanese words (as opposed to Chinese-derived words and other loanwords)
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- apology
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- straw
popular ateji usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- naughty, mischievous, unruly
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to hint at, to intimate, to suggest, to allude to, to imply
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to stand (still) a while, to loiter, to stop
popular search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to hang one's head, to look down, to cast one's eyes downward