List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone adverb noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- generally, on the whole, mostly, almost, nearly, approximately, roughly, about
- general, rough
- outline, main points, gist, substance, essence
- in the first place, first and foremost, from the start, to begin with
popular noun noun (generic)
- soya bean (Glycine max), soybean, soy
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- title, caption, heading
popular search-only kana form JLPT N5 pronoun
- who
popular noun noun (generic)
- standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.), (book published as a) single volume
- tankลbon, individual volume of a manga series
popular noun noun (generic) rare term
- charcoal
- charred remains
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- programme, program, plans, arrangements
็ใใใkirupopular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to wear (from the shoulders down), to put on
- to take (the blame, responsibility), to bear
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb mahjong mathematics
- to stick, to paste, to affix
- to stretch, to spread, to strain, to tighten, to put up (e.g. a tent)
- to form (e.g. ice on a pond)
- to fill, to swell
- to stick out, to push out
- to post (a link, etc. online)
- to be expensive
- to keep a watch on, to be on the lookout
- to slap
- to become one tile away from completion
- to span, to generate
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- advance sale, booking