List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone adverb
- exactly, just, precisely, really, truly, surely, certainly, without doubt
- right (when), just (as)
- just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of
- really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- chest of drawers, bureau, cabinet, tansu, dresser
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N3 humble language noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb familiar language female term usually written using kana alone expression
- receiving, getting, accepting, being given
- eating, drinking, having
- please (give me; do for me)
็กใใชใnaipopular usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic) auxiliary adjective
- nonexistent, not being (there)
- unowned, not had, unpossessed
- unique
- not, impossible, won't happen
- not
- to not be, to have not
popular ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic) slang noun (prefix) noun (suffix) abbreviation
- idiot, moron, fool
- stupid, foolish, dull, absurd, ridiculous
- trivial, insignificant, disappointing
- malfunctioning, defective, losing sensation
- incredibly, unusually, exceptionally
- fervent enthusiast, nut, person singularly obsessed with something
- Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) archaic
- icicle
- ice pillar (for cooling a room)
- ice
popular noun noun (generic) abbreviation usually written using kana alone
- white gem (esp. a pearl)
- rice flour dumpling
- white-flowered camellia
popular usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- open, public, overt, free, unreserved, uninhibited
popular noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone colloquial noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- seducer, smooth talker, ladies' man, playboy, playgirl
- picking up women, hitting on women
- moderate party, moderate
- social story (in a newspaper, etc.), society columnist (of a newspaper)
- bearish trader, bear
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- outline, summary, argument