List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- lottery, lot, raffle, draw
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- repetitious, long-winded, tedious, wordy, verbose, insistent, importunate
- heavy (taste), (overly) rich, strong, cloying
- gaudy (colour, design, etc.), loud
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 bring (news, knowledge, etc.), to introduce
- to bring about, to cause, to produce (e.g. results)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- scissors, shears, clippers
- hole punch
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dimple
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- swing, trapeze
popular obsolete reading rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- udon, thick Japanese wheat noodles
popular obsolete reading noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- talkativeness, garrulity, loquacity
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- mold, mould, mildew
popular noun noun (generic)
- (an) only child