List: popular word
Words commonly used in modern Japanese
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat
- to tell, to explain, to narrate, to mention, to describe, to discuss
- to speak (a language)
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- ability, skill, facility
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- donation, presentation, gift
popular noun noun (generic)
- twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar), December
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb sports martial arts go (game)
- to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.), to hammer in
- to hit (a ball, etc.), to drive, to smash
- to fire into, to shoot into
- to input (data), to enter
- to devote oneself to, to be absorbed in, to be (really) into, to be enthusiastic about, to put heart and soul into, to throw oneself into, to go head over heels for
- to practice hitting (baseball, tennis, etc.)
- to hit (an opponent in kendo, boxing, etc.), to get a blow in
- to invade one's opponent's territory, to place a stone in an opponent's formation
- to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form
popular noun noun (generic)
- chronological table
popular noun noun (generic)
- guest of honour, guest of honor, privileged guest, visitor
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- prediction, prophecy, prognostication, foretelling, forecast
- (religious) prophecy
popular JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb suffix
- to put (into), to put away (in), to put back (in), to keep (in), to store (in), to restore (to its place)
- to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.), to contain, to publish (in), to capture (on film)
- to achieve (results, success, etc.), to obtain, to get, to gain, to win, to make (a profit)
- to pay (fees, taxes, etc.), to deliver, to supply
- to accept (a gift or money)
- to keep (within a limit)
- to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.), to dedicate
- to subdue, to suppress, to settle
- to finish, to conclude, to wind up, to bring to a close
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 interjection noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- cheers, bottoms-up, prosit
- toast, drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something)
- drinking one's glass dry