List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) slang
- top, summit, apex, peak
- twelve o'clock (usu. midnight)
- top of one's head, top of a helmet, (top of) scalp, crown
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.), to catch fire, to ignite, to start burning
- to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.), to come on
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone adverb
- anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, be that as it may
- apart from ..., setting ... aside
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) idiomatic expression Buddhism noun
- (doing) various things, (doing) this and that
- being apt to, being prone to, tending to
- at any rate, anyhow, anyway
- all sorts of (negative things), various
- things that do not exist, rabbit horns
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to breathe out, to breathe
- to tell (a lie), to use (foul language)
- to vomit, to throw up, to spit up
popular obsolete reading usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- careless, sloppy, faulty
- using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing), piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to apply (of a rule), to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.), to hold true (e.g. of a description), to fit, to be suitable (e.g. of a word), to meet (requirements), to fulfill (conditions), to come under (a heading)
popular irregular okurigana noun noun (generic) derogatory usually written using kana alone
- baldness, bald head
- bald person, baldy
- idiot, moron
popular usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to lose hair, to become bald
- to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
popular irregular kanji usage JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone adverb
- by itself, automatically, naturally