List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic)
- handling warning
popular search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb noun noun (generic)
- especially, particularly, above all
- portioning out (servings of food)
popular obsolete reading rarely used kanji form ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- greedy, avaricious, covetous
popular adverb
- long, (for a) long time
popular JLPT N1 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- tender-hearted, compassionate, charitable, good-hearted
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- riddle, puzzle, enigma
popular JLPT N1 noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun (suffix)
- average, medium, common, ordinary
- mid-grade (item), regular grade
- same level as, equal to, equivalent to, on par with
- each (e.g. month), every
- row of (teeth, houses, etc.), line of
popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone adverb
- somehow, for some reason (or other), without knowing why
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be fragrant, to smell (good)
- to stink, to smell (bad)
- to glow, to be bright
- to smack of, to show hints of
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ abbreviation noun noun (generic) slang
- sudden, abrupt, unexpected, immediate, hasty, improvised, impromptu, offhand
- impromptu skit
- bandwagon fan, fair-weather fan