List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone particle conjunction prefix
- while, during, as
- while, although, though, despite, in spite of, notwithstanding
- all, both
- as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"), in (e.g. "in tears")
- while doing something else (at the same time)
popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone adverb interjection
- how, in what way, by what means
- why, for what reason, for what purpose, what for
- cannot possibly
- no way
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone expression adverb
- by all means, at any cost, no matter what, at any rate, surely
- whether (one is) willing or not, willingly or unwillingly, willy-nilly
- on no account, by no means
- in the end, in the long run, after all, eventually
popular search-only kanji form particle female term
- indicates possessive
- nominalizes verbs and adjectives
- substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
- indicates a confident conclusion
- indicates emotional emphasis
- indicates question
popular search-only kana form ateji usually written using kana alone interjection
- aaah!, oooh!, oh no!, oh boy!
popular children's language usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dog, doggy, bow-wow
popular search-only kanji form expression
- have to (verb), must (verb)
- is indispensable, is absolutely necessary
popular search-only kana form ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Vatican
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone expression
- to (an extent), up to, so far as, even
- there is no need to ..., it should hardly be necessary to ...
- even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to hit (e.g. one's head), to strike, to knock, to run (into), to crash (into)
- to throw (at), to fling (at), to hurl (at)
- to vent (e.g. one's anger), to express (one's feelings), to throw (a question at someone)
- to pit (someone) against, to set against, to match against, to put up against