List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- business trip, official trip
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
popular obsolete reading search-only kanji form JLPT N5 honorific language noun noun (generic) familiar language pronoun
- father, dad, papa, pa, pop, daddy, dada
- husband
- you (of an elderly person older than the speaker), he, him
popular JLPT N2 ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- easy, simple
- easygoing, lighthearted, simplistic, irresponsible, careless, quick (to do)
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- assassination
popular obsolete reading JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- guidance, leading (the way), showing around
- information, notice, notification
- announcement (of a visitor's arrival), informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
- invitation
- acquaintance, knowledge
popular obsolete reading JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to surround, to encircle, to enclose, to fence, to wall in
- to besiege, to lay siege to
- to play (go, shogi, etc.)
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) astronomy
- stomach
- Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress
popular noun noun (generic)
- inheritance, bequest, legacy, heritage