List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular rarely used kanji form ateji godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to nod, to bow one's head in assent, to agree
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to trick, to cheat, to deceive, to swindle, to dupe
- to coax, to wheedle, to soothe, to calm
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) archaic
- giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
- qilin (Chinese unicorn)
- horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to bend, to flutter, to wave
- to yield to, to be swayed by, to bow to, to obey
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- germ, germs, bacteria, bug
- something dirty or harmful, vermin
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- snoring, snore
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) adverb
- one day
- all day (long), the whole day, from morning till night
- first day of the month
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target)
- to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander
popular noun noun (generic)
- lower lip
popular gikun or jukujikun JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone adverb
- why, how, for what reason