List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic)
- (school) subject, curriculum, course
- item, heading, entry
popular irregular reading rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- acquaintance
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- control (of a machine, device, etc.)
- control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.), governing, management, suppression, keeping in check
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- notebook, memo pad, (pocket) diary
- certificate
- identification card
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- bright and beautiful, gorgeous, showy, brilliant, splendid, gay, colorful, flowery
- prosperous, flourishing, thriving
popular noun noun (generic) obsolete term
- disturbance, trouble, commotion, uproar, turmoil
- ups and downs (e.g. in life), vicissitudes
- small and large waves
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic)
- trigger (of a gun, etc.)
- trigger (for something), immediate cause
popular adverb noun noun (generic)
- continuously, continually, without a break
- next, then, after that
popular music noun noun (generic)
- 64th note, hemidemisemiquaver, semidemisemiquaver