List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular usually written using kana alone abbreviation slang noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- far and away the best, the very best, cream of the crop, crรจme de la crรจme, decisive lead, commanding lead
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone sensitive noun noun (generic) prefix
- small child, pipsqueak, small fry, small, cute versions of manga, anime, etc. characters, typically with oversized heads
- short person, midget, dwarf
- small animal, runt
- worn down (pencil, etc.)
gairaigo German origin popular obsolete reading ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone medicine noun noun (generic)
- typhoid, paratyphoid
- typhus
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Tibet
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Tunisia
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Chile
popular search-only kana form ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Texas
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Tehran (Iran)
gairaigo waseigo English origin popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- video game (played on a home console)
popular noun noun (generic)
- delta