List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic)
- zoo, zoological gardens
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- like-mindedness, (being of the) same mind, shared sentiment
- comrade, fellow, kindred soul
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic)
- tool, implement, instrument, utensil, apparatus, device
- means
- furniture
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) printing
- characteristic, feature, idiosyncrasy, personal colour
- spot color
popular JLPT N3 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective adverb
- abrupt, sudden, unexpected
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 い adjective adjective (generic) euphemistic archaic
- difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.)
- impossible, unfeasible
- fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased
- gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look)
- dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable
- unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic)
- diary, journal
popular irregular reading noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- entry into a country
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- pregnancy, conception, gestation
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) abbreviation usually written using kana alone slang
- cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
- shamisen
- geisha
- wheelbarrow
- clay bed-warmer
- bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)