List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate
上うえuepopular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) honorific language suffix archaic
- above, over, up
- top, summit, upper part, head (e.g. of a staircase)
- surface, on (top of)
- the above (in a piece of writing), earlier part
- superior, better, higher (position, rank, etc.), upper (class)
- elder, older, senior
- with respect to ..., in terms of, as far as ... is concerned, when (e.g. drunk)
- besides ..., in addition to ..., on top of ..., as well as ...
- after ..., upon ..., on ..., with (e.g. full awareness), as a result of ...
- since ..., now that ..., because ...
- honorable, venerable, dear
- emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo
popular noun noun (generic) honorific language
- upper reaches (of a river), upper stream
- top, upper part, upper half (of the body)
- long ago
- beginning, first
- person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
- government, imperial court
- imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto), capital region (i.e. Kansai), region (or direction of) the imperial palace
- head (of a table)
- wife, mistress (of a restaurant)
popular JLPT N3 suffix noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) expression
- from the standpoint of, from the viewpoint of, with respect to, in terms of, as a matter of, in view of, so far as ... is concerned
- on, above, on top of, aboard (a ship or vehicle)
- the best, top, first class, first grade
- first volume (of a two or three-volume set), first book
- with my compliments
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb Kyoto-ben
- to raise, to record, to bring up (a matter), to serve (food), to send some on out
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to ascend, to go up, to climb
- to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise
- to go to (the capital)
- to be promoted
- to add up to
- to advance (in price)
- to swim up (a river), to sail up
- to come up (on the agenda)
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- top and bottom, up and down, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends
- upside-down
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb mathematics
- to take advantage of, to follow blindly
- to multiply
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb obsolete term
- to ride past (one's stop), to overshoot
- to climb over, to get over
- to overtake (a vehicle), to pass
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) stock market card games mahjong physics psychology
- place, spot, space
- field, discipline, sphere, realm
- occasion, situation
- scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
- session
- field, table, area in which cards are laid out
- round (east, south, etc.)
- field
- field (in Gestalt psychology)