List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- spinning top
popular irregular kanji usage irregular okurigana JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to poke (repeatedly, lightly), to nudge
- to peck at (one's food), to pick at
- to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
- to egg on, to put up to
è±ă«ăăšăăă€tonkatsupopular search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- tonkatsu, breaded pork cutlet
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb archaic interjection
- how, in what way
- how (much), to what extent
- however (much), no matter how
- hey, oi
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum), Japanese bunching onion, green onion, spring onion, scallion
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb dated term
- to twist, to wrench, to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)
- to twist (a body part), to bend, to sprain
- to strangle (to death), to wring (an animal's neck)
- to defeat easily, to beat
- to make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate, to make peculiar, to make complicated
- to manage to compose (a haiku, song, etc.)
- to wrap (a monetary gift) in paper
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone conjunction
- from ... to, between ... and
- or
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip
- to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to peel off, to come off, to flake off, to be worn off
- to fade, to discolor, to discolour
popular ateji JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- seal (used in lieu of a signature), stamp, chop