List: 2023 Japanese Words

Wordpopular  search-only kanji form  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to rise, to get up, to stand up, to sit up

Wordinterjection 

• tsk tsk, oh-oh, huh, what's that?

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to place on (something)
• to give (someone) a ride, to give a lift, to pick up, to help on board
• to load (luggage), to carry, to take on board
• to send out (on the airwaves, etc.)
• to deceive, to take for a ride
• to (sing) along with (musical accompaniment)
• to let (someone) take part
• to excite (someone)
• to publish (an article), to run (an ad)

Wordpopular  search-only kana form  JLPT N2  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb 

• quickly, promptly, immediately, without delay, briskly, hurriedly, hastily
• indifferently, coldly

Wordpopular  rarely used kanji form  search-only kanji form  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to jump on (a horse), to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.), to jump into (a taxi)

Wordpopular  JLPT N5  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed
• to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed
• to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances

Wordpopular  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic) 

• to turn one's face, to turn around, to look over one's shoulder

Wordpopular  interjection 

• look!, see!, here!, there!, hey!

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

• departure, leaving, setting off

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

• shout (of encouragement, etc.), yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")