List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- area, extent, dimensions, size
- width, breadth
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
- restriction, restraint, binding, constraint
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- school building, schoolhouse
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) Buddhism abbreviation
- line (of text), row, verse
- carya (austerities)
- samskara (formations)
- semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters), running style
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
- lecture
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 い adjective adjective (generic)
- high, tall
- expensive, high-priced
- high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
- loud
- high-pitched, shrill
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to rise, to swell, to be promoted
popular irregular reading JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb auxiliary verb
- to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet
- to fit, to match, to suit, to agree with, to be correct
- to be profitable, to be equitable
- to do ... to each other, to do ... together
popular JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
- to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up
- to face, to be opposite (someone)
- to compare, to check with
- to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
- to place together, to connect, to overlap
- to mix, to combine
- to put blade to blade, to fight
popular JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- extravagant, lavish, opulent, luxurious, magnificent, splendid, fancy, gorgeous