List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N5 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to leave, to depart, to start, to set out
- to be about to leave, to be just going out
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- thorn, spine, prickle
- splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
- biting words
popular noun noun (generic)
- customer, client, client company, business connection, trade partner
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone adverb ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ
- very, considerably, easily, readily, fairly, quite, highly, rather
- by no means, not readily
- middle, half-way point
- excellent, wonderful, very good
popular irregular reading JLPT N5 noun noun (generic)
- 20th day of the month
- 20 days
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to paste, to stick, to affix
- to station, to post
popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to scatter, to disseminate (e.g. a rumor), to spread (e.g. germs), to broadcast
- to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets), to hand out freely, to spend recklessly
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic)
- dinner, evening meal
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to attract, to draw near
- to charm, to attract, to fascinate, to entice
- to have a convulsion
popular noun noun (generic)
- travelling alone, solitary journey