List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- weeping forsythia (Forsythia suspensa), weeping golden bell
rarely used kanji form colloquial usually written using kana alone pronoun
- I, we
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone conjunction
- if so, in that case, in that situation
usually written using kana alone expression suffix
- every ..., every other ..., at intervals of ..., with ... in between, ... apart
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- freshly picked (tomato, apple, etc.)
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to pass, to pass on, to give (something) a miss
- to cut it out, to knock off (for the day), to let the matter drop
usually written using kana alone derogatory pronoun Osaka-ben
- you
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone suffix noun noun (generic) archaic
- -like, pseudo-, mock ..., imitation ..., in the style of ...
- imitation, counterfeit, sham
- comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts)
- criticism, censure
usually written using kana alone expression
- how, in what way, in what manner