List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) usually written using kana alone adverb
- another place, some other place, somewhere else, outside
- another (person or thing), other, different, something else, someone else, the rest, et al.
- beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.), outside
- except, but, other than, apart from
- besides, in addition to, as well as, on top of
popular rarely used kana form rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb
- as if, as it were, as though
- right then, just then, at that moment
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb archaic
- to tie up, to tie together, to bind, to bundle, to fasten
- to hang (oneself)
- to summarize, to put (it all) together, to consolidate
- to estimate, to expect
- to tie-dye
- to detain, to check, to restrain
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- brackets, parentheses
้ใใฐใkabanpopular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bag, satchel, briefcase, basket
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to shout, to cry (out), to yell, to scream, to clamour
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- intolerable, unbearable, unendurable
- irresistible, tremendous, out of this world
- cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do, cannot get enough of
popular ateji search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- noisy, loud, clamorous, boisterous
- much talked of, much-discussed, vexed
- strict, severe, stern
- particular, fussy, fastidious, fault-finding, carping
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to relax, to feel at home
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb archaic
- purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.), daringly (doing something), deliberately, intentionally
- not necessarily, not particularly, not especially
- definitely not