List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular particle prefix suffix archaic adverb
- indicates a question
- or, whether or not
- some- (e.g. something, someone)
- hmm, huh
- very
- -al, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ish, -y
- in that way
popular particle colloquial conjunction
- at, in
- at, when
- by, with
- so, therefore, (and) then, accordingly
- by the way, incidentally, now then, well
popular particle archaic
- at (place, time), in, on, during
- to (direction, state), toward, into
- for (purpose)
- because of (reason), for, with
- by, from
- as (i.e. in the role of)
- per, in, for, a (e.g. "once a month")
- and, in addition to
- if, although
popular rarely used kana form particle
- to, towards, for
popular particle
- indicates direct object of action
- indicates subject of causative expression
- indicates an area traversed
- indicates time (period) over which action takes place
- indicates point of departure or separation of action
- indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
popular particle conjunction
- although, though, despite the fact that ...
popular particle conjunction archaic
- if ... then, when
- and
- why don't you ...?
- the more (one does something)
- because, since
popular search-only kana form particle conjunction colloquial
- if, when, after
- when it comes to ..., as for ..., that ...
- why don't you ..., why not ..., how about ..., what about ...
- I tell you!, I said ..., I really mean ...
- vocative particle
popular particle archaic copula auxiliary verb verb (generic) irregular ru verb
- -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going")
- doing such things as ...
- expresses a command
- to be
- indicates completion or continuation of an action
popular particle
- or something, for instance ... (though there are other suitable options)
- ... or ...
- as soon as, right after
- while still, with previous state still in effect