List: 2023 Japanese Words

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Wordpopular search-only kanji form JLPT N3 い adjective adjective (generic)

sharp (knife, claws, etc.), pointed
sharp (pain, tone, etc.), acute, stabbing, cutting (remark, criticism, etc.), stinging, biting, fierce (attack), pointed (question, look, etc.), piercing (gaze), shrill (sound)
keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.), acute, sharp (eye, mind, etc.), astute, shrewd, discerning, penetrating (insight, question, etc.), perceptive

Wordsearch-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb

to gnaw, to nibble, to bite, to munch, to crunch
to dabble in, to know a little bit about, to learn a little of, to have a smattering of

Wordpopular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) archaic

Wordpopular JLPT N5 い adjective adjective (generic)

Wordpopular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)

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

to fly, to soar
to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop
to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks)
to hurry, to rush
to flee, to run off, to escape
to disappear, to vanish, to fade, to thin out
to break off, to come off, to fall off, to blow (of a fuse)
to be sent out (of an order), to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)
to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.)
to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.), to skip, to jump (e.g. of a conversation)

Wordpopular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic)