List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N1 い adjective adjective (generic)
- quick, swift, nimble, agile
- quick (understanding, judgement, etc.), alert, prompt
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic)
- twins, twin
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- relative
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic)
- grassy field, grassland, meadow
- grass-covered plain, savannah, prairie, steppe
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- funeral
popular noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- immediate, right there on the spot, impromptu, instant, instantaneous
popular JLPT N5 adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- probably, likely, perhaps, maybe
- a lot of, much, many, considerable, large (amount), generous
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- standing by, awaiting an opportunity, being on alert
- quarantine
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- waiting expectantly, waiting eagerly, looking forward to
- long-awaited