List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the と particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic)
- totteringly, with tottering steps, toddling
popular gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to stagger, to stumble, to totter, to reel
- to waver, to be in two minds
- to have an affair (with), to fall (for someone)
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb
- noisily, clamorously, boisterously
- incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.), going on and on, making a fuss (of something), playing up
- loudly (crying), wailing, bawling, howling
popular JLPT N3 sports noun noun (generic) baseball noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic) unclassified golf な adjective abbreviation
- out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.), outside the line
- out, putout
- outer, external, outside
- exit, exit here
- front nine
- no good, unacceptable, out of line, over, finished, disqualified
- check-out time
popular ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Asia
popular ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- alkali
popular irregular reading noun noun (generic)
- alpha
popular irregular reading usually written using kana alone conjunction logic noun noun (generic)
- and
- AND (Boolean operator)
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ammonia
gairaigo Portuguese origin popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) colloquial
- United Kingdom, UK, Britain, Great Britain
- England