popular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  counter  slang  mahjong  archaic  noun (prefix) 

• mountain, hill
• mine (e.g. coal mine)
• heap, pile
• crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part
• climax, peak, critical point
• guess, speculation, gamble
• criminal case, crime
• mountain climbing, mountaineering
• festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)
• deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack
• wall, wall tile
• temple, temple grounds
• wild

popular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  slang  noun (prefix)  な adjective  adjective (generic)  honorific language  archaic 

• god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami
• incredible, fantastic, amazing
• Emperor (of Japan)
• thunder

popular  search-only kana form  JLPT N4  noun  noun (generic)  slang  sumo  go (game) 

• star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body
• star (glyph, symbol, shape), asterisk
• star (actor, player, etc.)
• dot, spot, fleck
• bullseye
• perp, perpetrator, culprit, offender, suspect
• one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune
• point, score
• star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi
• (pyrotechnic) star

popular  JLPT N2  noun  noun (generic)  slang  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

• radio wave, reception, signal
• saying strange things

popular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  usually written using kana alone  slang  suffix 

• attack, offence, offense
• top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship)
• barrage (of), flood (of)

popular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  slang  abbreviation  derogatory  noun (suffix)  food, cooking  counter 

• ball, sphere, globe, orb
• bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet
• ball (in sports)
• pile (of noodles, etc.)
• bullet
• bulb (i.e. a light bulb)
• lens (of glasses, etc.)
• bead (of an abacus)
• ball (i.e. a testicle)
• gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl
• female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
• person (when commenting on their nature), character
• item, funds or person used as part of a plot
• egg
• okonomiyaki
• coin
• precious, beautiful, excellent

popular  noun  noun (generic)  noun (suffix)  usually written using kana alone  slang 

• popularity, favour, favor, reception
• defense, defence, reputation
• agreement
• receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
• bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

popular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation  usually written using kana alone  slang 

• cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
• shamisen
• geisha
• wheelbarrow
• clay bed-warmer
• bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

popular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  astronomy  slang  prefix 

• ogre, demon, oni
• spirit of a deceased person
• ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)
• it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.)
• Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
• very, extremely, super-

popular  JLPT N2  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation  slang 

• tray
• family, household
• Obon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead
• gambler's den