List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- crowd, community, group, herd, gathering, assembly
popular rarely used kanji form irregular okurigana JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room), to be confined in, to seclude oneself, to hide away, to stay inside (one's shell)
- to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.), to imbue with, to infuse with
- to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.), to be heavy with (e.g. smoke), to be stuffy, to be dense
- to be muffled (e.g. voice)
- to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
- to confine oneself in a temple to pray
popular JLPT N4 polite language noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- treat (esp. food and drink), entertainment, treating someone (to a meal), taking someone to dinner
- gorgeous dinner, feast, excellent food, special dish, delicacy
popular rarely used kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to search about for, to hunt around for, to look high and low for, to look everywhere for
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to sweep away, to wash away, to dredge
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb colloquial historical term
- to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.)
- to bleach, to refine
- to rinse (vegetables), to soak
- to doxx, to dox, to make someone's private information public without permission
- to sentence (someone) to public humiliation
popular rarely used kana form JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) adverb
- in three days' time, two days after tomorrow
popular noun noun (generic)
- summer greeting card, inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
popular obsolete reading rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to step back, to move back, to retreat
- to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit
- to resign, to retire, to quit
- to concede
popular noun noun (generic) astronomy archaic children's language
- heart, mind, spirit, vitality, inner strength
- bottom of one's heart, core (of one's character), nature
- centre, center, core, heart
- heart (organ)
- Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- friend