List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
- thief, burglar, robber
- theft, burglary, robbery
popular irregular okurigana search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) abbreviation finance
- course (of events), development, progress, outcome, result
- market order, order without limit
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb archaic
- to pull up, to drag up, to lift up
- to increase, to raise (e.g. taxes)
- to withdraw, to leave, to pull out, to retire
- to promote (someone to a higher position)
- to return home
- to expedite the schedule
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.), to bring down, to reduce, to cut
- to demote
- to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.), to abandon
- to withdraw (troops, etc.), to pull back, to move back
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- ahead, forward, (in) front
- having a square front
popular search-only kana form ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 な adjective adjective (generic)
- lovely, wonderful, charming, enchanting, nice, great, splendid, marvellous (marvelous), fantastic, superb
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する intransitive verb
- (meeting with) disaster, (having an) accident, mishap, shipwreck, distress
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
- measurement, surveying
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic)
- ankle
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- contrast, antithesis, comparison