List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
gairaigo Latin origin popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Judea (southern Palestine)
- Jews
popular noun noun (generic)
- United Nations Children's Fund (formerly Children's Emergency Fund), UNICEF
gairaigo Portuguese origin popular search-only kana form ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Europe
拉麺ラーメンraamengairaigo Chinese origin popular irregular reading search-only kana form rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ramen, Chinese-style noodles
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Laos
popular ateji rarely used kanji form abbreviation usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- Latin (language)
- Latin-American, Latin, Latino
- Latin (i.e. relating to the literature, culture, etc. of ancient Rome), Roman
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Liberia
gairaigo German origin Dutch origin popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone physiology noun noun (generic)
- lymph
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Lebanon
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- lemon