List: Noms communs

Wordpopular  obsolete reading  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic) 

• arrow
• wedge, chock

Wordpopular  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• mold, mould, mildew

Wordpopular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic) 

• nutrition, nourishment

KanjiKyōiku kanji  Jōyō kanji  4th grade kanji  14 strokes  JLPT N1 kanji 

• bear

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic) 

• difference, distinction, discrepancy
• mistake, error

KanjiKyōiku kanji  Jōyō kanji  3rd grade kanji  13 strokes  JLPT N4 kanji 

• idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

Wordpopular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb 

• decision, determination, resolution

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  Buddhism  grammar 

• (distant) future
• future existence, world beyond the grave, the world to come
• future (tense)