List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic)
- rakugo, traditional Japanese comic storytelling, comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
- abuse, misuse, misappropriation, using to excess
popular noun noun (generic) archaic
- physical science, natural science
- physics
- lixue (Song-era Chinese philosophy)
- philosophy
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- absence, being away from home
- house-sitting, house-sitter
- being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.), neglecting
popular obsolete reading JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
- delivery
popular noun noun (generic)
- wheat, barley, oat (oats)
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- development, growth
popular obsolete reading noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- outstanding, excellent, exceptional, distinguished, unrivaled, surpassing (e.g. beauty), beyond compare
popular noun noun (generic)
- reaction, recoil, kick, backlash
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- woodcut, woodblock print, art print