List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N2 expression usually written using kana alone
- first, firstly, first of all, to begin with, in the beginning, at the beginning
- Introduction, Preface
popular noun noun (generic) obsolete term
- the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac)
- hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am)
- north
- eleventh month of the lunar calendar
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- child rearing, child raising, raising children, parenting
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic)
- children, kids
popular search-only kanji form noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- for use by children, for children
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 adverb noun noun (generic)
- to one's heart's content, as much as one wants, as hard as one can, with all one's strength, to the best of one's ability, to the utmost, with determination, hard, heavily
- resolution, decisiveness, determination, resignation
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- idea, plan, fancy, impulse, thought, whim, suggestion
popular noun noun (generic)
- leader, guide, mentor, coach
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- skillful, skilful, skilled, good, expert, clever (expression, trick, etc.), apt, appropriate
- delicious, tasty, good, nice
- good (deal, idea, etc.), profitable, promising, lucky, fortunate, successful, satisfactory, splendid
popular search-only kana form JLPT N1 female term usually written using kana alone pronoun
- I, me