List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular irregular okurigana search-only kanji form JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to taper to a point, to become pointed, to become sharp
- to be on edge, to be nervous, to be irritable, to be touchy
- to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.), to be harsh, to be angry, to look displeased, to look sour
- to be provocative, to be radical, to be rebellious
popular noun noun (generic)
- bottle opener, corkscrew
popular search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- (Japanese) rice cracker, senbei
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to fan (oneself, flames, etc.)
- to flap (in the wind)
- to instigate, to stir up, to incite, to agitate
- to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something)
- to take a photo from a low angle
- to tailgate
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- envious, jealous
- enviable (position, etc.)
popular obsolete reading usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to flash (e.g. lightning), to flicker, to glitter, to sparkle, to gleam
- to flutter (e.g. flag), to wave, to undulate
- to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea), to come to one suddenly
popular noun (prefix) noun (generic) noun (suffix) dated term noun adverb
- last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former
- pre- (e.g. premodern)
- before
- before, earlier
ๅใพใmaepopular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) adverb suffix colloquial
- in front (of), before (e.g. a building)
- before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour)
- (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line)
- forward, ahead
- (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone)
- previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example)
- portion, helping
- front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
- privates, private parts
- criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- getting an advance (on one's salary)
popular noun noun (generic)
- preface, foreword, preamble