List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to slacken, to loosen, to relax, to droop (e.g. loose or flabby skin), to sag (ceiling)
- to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention), to not put one's heart in
popular JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb usually written using kana alone auxiliary verb
- to put, to place
- to leave (behind)
- to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.), to set up
- to appoint (someone to a certain position), to hire, to employ
- to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.), to bear (in mind, etc.)
- to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
- to take in (boarders, etc.), to provide lodging in one's house
- to separate spatially or temporally
- to do something in advance
- to leave something in a certain state, to keep something in a certain state
popular search-only kana form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone interjection noun noun (generic) Buddhism
- damn it, damn, son of a bitch, for Christ's sake
- beast, animal
- person reborn into the animal realm
- brute, bastard
popular ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone adverb
- exactly, precisely, just, right, opportunely, fortunately
- just (like), as if, as though
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.), to wilt, to droop, to shrivel, to fade (away), to sag, to deflate
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to talk, to chat, to chatter
popular gikun or jukujikun search-only kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- tranquil, calm, quiet, peaceful, serene
- mild (weather), balmy
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to make (good) progress, to move right ahead (with the work), to advance
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- immediately, at once, right away, directly
- soon, before long, shortly
- easily, readily, without difficulty
- right (near), nearby, just (handy)
- honest, upright, frank, straightforward
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone adverb
- directly, in person, firsthand