List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic)
- summer season, summer, summertime
popular ateji JLPT N4 honorific language noun noun (generic)
- knowing, being aware (of)
- (an) acquaintance
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
- price reduction, discount
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb intransitive verb computing
- reflection (of light)
- reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.)
- application (of an update, changes, etc.), taking effect
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- one round, one circuit, one revolution, one lap, one turn
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) sumo
- railway crossing, railroad crossing, train crossing, level crossing
- starting line, scratch
- determination
- stepping over the edge of the ring
popular irregular reading irregular okurigana JLPT N2 abbreviation noun noun (generic)
- pocket money, spending money, pin money, allowance
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb intransitive verb
- extinguishing a fire, fire fighting
popular search-only kana form irregular okurigana rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb humble language honorific language suffix expression
- to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised
- to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in
- to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade
- to get out (of water), to come ashore
- to increase
- to improve, to make progress
- to be promoted, to advance
- to be made (of profit, etc.)
- to occur (esp. of a favourable result)
- to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)
- to be finished, to be done, to be over
- to stop (of rain), to lift
- to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die
- to win (in a card game, etc.)
- to be arrested
- to turn up (of evidence, etc.)
- to be deep fried
- to be spoken loudly
- to get nervous, to get stage fright
- to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
- to go, to visit
- to eat, to drink
- to be listed (as a candidate)
- to serve (in one's master's home)
- to be complete, to finish
- above, north of
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 noun noun (generic)
- appetite (for food)