List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be better (than), to be superior, to surpass, to excel, to be excellent
popular usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to soothe, to calm, to pacify
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- state, condition, circumstances, sight, spectacle
- the way things should be, ideal state
- truth
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- grateful, thankful, welcome, appreciated, evoking gratitude
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- previously, already, for some time, for quite a while
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb
- beforehand, in advance, ahead of time, previously
popular noun noun (generic)
- preparatory school (for entrance examinations), cram school, cramming school
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- looking away, looking aside
- outsider's perspective, observer's view
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- easy, simple, light
popular JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to shake, to sway, to rock, to swing, to tremble, to jolt, to pitch, to roll, to flicker
- to become unstable, to become unsettled, to be shaken, to waver