List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N1 adverb noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- generally, mainly, usually, normally, mostly, for the most part
- nearly all, almost all, most
- gist, summary, outline, main idea
- staying within bounds, not overdoing (something), not getting carried away, not going too far, being moderate
- probably, perhaps, in all likelihood
- considerably, greatly, really
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic)
- university student, college student
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) ใช adjective
- great hurry, great haste, rush
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- gentle, quiet, mild, meek, obedient, docile, well-behaved, tame
- quiet (color, pattern, etc.), sober
popular noun noun (generic)
- general situation, general trend, general tendency, way things are moving, current (of the times), tide (e.g. of public opinion)
- large majority (of a group, faction, etc.), majority group
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- loud voice
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone adverb ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- very, extremely, exceedingly, greatly, terribly
- extreme, excessive, great many, large number of
- splendid, impressive, tremendous, immense
- exaggerated
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- feces, faeces, excrement, stool
popular JLPT N2 noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) adverb
- first, foremost, number one
- most important
- best, greatest, most
- above all, besides, in any case, to begin with
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb computing
- to strike, to hit, to beat, to knock, to pound, to bang, to slap, to spank, to tap, to pat, to clap (one's hands), to play (the drums)
- to attack, to bash, to criticize, to censure, to flame (on the Internet)
- to sound out (someone's views)
- to pound (meat or fish), to chop into small pieces
- to beat down the price
- to talk (big, bad, idly, etc.)
- to call, to invoke (e.g. a function)