popular  obsolete reading  JLPT N4  noun  noun (generic)  adverb  archaic  conjunction 

• space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch
• period of time (during, while), duration, interval
• between (two parties or things)
• among (a group)
• relations (between), relationship
• midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground
• due to, because of

popular  JLPT N2  noun  noun (generic)  archaic 

• koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
• stringed instrument
• zheng (Chinese zither), guzheng

popular  ateji  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N3  な adjective  adjective (generic)  adverb  archaic  noun  noun (generic) 

• splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable
• utter (esp. defeat), total, complete
• something worth seeing, sight, spectacle

popular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation  usually written using kana alone  go (game)  archaic  Osaka-ben 

• beach, seashore
• captured pieces, captured stones
• Yokohama
• riverbank, riverside

popular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N4  noun  noun (generic)  archaic  slang  prefix  Internet slang  expression 

• grass, weed, herb, thatch
• ninja
• marijuana, cannabis
• not genuine, substandard
• LOL, haha

popular  JLPT N5  な adjective  adjective (generic)  adverb  colloquial  interjection  archaic  noun  noun (generic) 

• safe, secure, sound, problem-free, without fear, all right, alright, OK, okay
• certainly, surely, undoubtedly
• no thanks, I'm good, that's alright
• great man, fine figure of a man

popular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation  archaic  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

• tea
• tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
• tea preparation, making tea
• brown
• mockery

popular  honorific language  noun  noun (generic)  sumo  archaic 

• master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor
• stable master
• craftsman, artisan
• foster parent

popular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  archaic  male term  pronoun 

• wild, growing wild, living in the wild
• I

popular  rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  archaic 

• hometown, birthplace, native place, one's old home
• ruins, historic remains