List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N2 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to warm (up), to heat (up)
- to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.), to keep to oneself, to nurse, to mull over
- to renew (an old friendship)
- to take for oneself
popular noun noun (generic)
- address, destination
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- name and address (on an envelope, etc.), (addressee's) name, addressee
popular JLPT N2 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to apply, to adapt
popular search-only kana form ateji rarely used kanji form colloquial usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic) Kansai-ben
- fool, idiot, simpleton
popular noun noun (generic) colloquial
- raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.)
- exclamation point, exclamation mark
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone conjunction adverb
- or, either ... or
- maybe, perhaps, possibly
- some ... and others ..., sometimes ... and at other times ...
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
- seasoning, flavour, flavor, taste
- condition, state, situation
- (state of) health, physical condition
- arrangement, assignment, adjustment, handling, dealing with
popular noun noun (generic)
- way of life, how to live
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 humble language usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb polite language auxiliary verb
- to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy
- to eat, to drink
- to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top)
- to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president)
- to get someone to do something