List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone adverb noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- with trouble, at great pains
- rare, valuable, precious, long-awaited
- kind, generous
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb archaic
- to garnish, to accompany (as a card does a gift)
- to add to as support, to prop up
- to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.)
- to mimic, to imitate
- to draw something near to oneself, to approach nearby
popular ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- abacus, soroban
- calculation (esp. of profit and loss), reckoning
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb Kansai-ben Internet slang intransitive verb
- to cook (grains, e.g. rice)
- to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe
- to get angry, to snap
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to burn, to kindle, to light (a fire), to make (a fire)
- to heat (a bath), to light (a stove), to stoke (a boiler)
- to use (a camera flash)
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) colloquial
- octopus
- fool, idiot
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against)
- to compete (against)
- to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
popular search-only kanji form expression noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- No Entry, No Trespassing, No Admittance, Off Limits, Keep Out, Keep Off
- off-limits, restricted, forbidden
popular search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be crowded, to be packed, to be busy
- to be piled up (of work), to be busy (with many things), to be packed (of one's schedule), to have a lot of work to do, to have one's hands full
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb
- even if, no matter (what), if, though, although, supposing, supposing that, -ever