List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- suggestion, hint, implication
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic)
- social science
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- borrowing, debt, loan
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone expression adverb noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- as much as one can, as much as possible, if at all possible
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- homecoming, returning home
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- brilliant, glorious, glittering, bright, splendid (e.g. achievement, success), promising (e.g. future)
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb baseball
- to be packed (with), to be filled, to be full (e.g. of a schedule)
- to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.), to be clogged, to be stopped up
- to be become shorter, to shrink, to narrow
- to be at a loss (for), to be pressed (for), to be stuck (for)
- to come to the end, to be settled
- to become a geminate consonant
- to hit the bat close to the batter's hands (of a pitch), to hit off the fists, to get jammed
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- strong, potent, competent, domineering, tough
- strong, brawny, powerful, healthy, rugged
- good (at), skilled, knowledgeable
- being able to handle, know how to deal (with), durable (against), resistant (to), resilient
- firm, rigid, solid
- intense, strong, fierce, high
- dependable, trustworthy
popular JLPT N1 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to force, to compel, to coerce, to press, to impose
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic)
- (street) corner, turn (in the road), bend
- turning point, watershed