List: 2023 Japanese Words

Wordpopular  noun  noun (generic)  colloquial 

• running
• gliding
• first (harvest) of the season
• beginning, start
• kitchen sink

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

• roof

Wordpopular  JLPT N2  noun  noun (generic) 

• signboard, sign, billboard, hoarding, doorplate
• draw, attraction, feature, highlight, spokesman, figurehead
• reputation (of a shop), name
• appearance, look, show
• closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar), closing time

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

• field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.), cultivated land, vegetable plot, kitchen garden, plantation
• field (of specialization), sphere, area, line
• womb, birth, birthplace

Wordpopular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic) 

• bridge

Wordonomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb  adverb taking the と particle 

• with a whoosh, with a swish, with a whirl, whizzing by

Wordpopular  irregular okurigana  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• back, behind, rear

Wordpopular  noun  noun (generic) 

• (walking) stick, cane, wand

Wordpopular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic) 

• gentleman

Wordpopular  JLPT N4  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• intention, plan, purpose, expectation
• belief, assumption, thought, conviction
• estimate, estimation, calculation