List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) finance card games counter particle
- end, finish, place to stop
- bound, limit, end
- delivery date (of a futures contract)
- finale (of a noh song), end of an act (in jลruri or kabuki), final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
- trump card
- king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
- counter for slices (esp. thick slices), counter for cuts (of fish, meat, etc.)
- only, just
- (ever) since, after
- continuously, remaining (in a particular state)
popular noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- bounce, spring, rebound
- momentum, impetus, impulse, stimulus, inertia
- moment, instant, impulse, chance
popular usually written using kana alone expression
- about, concerning, as to, regarding
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone food, cooking
- ending, conclusion
- join, union, connecting
- knot, knotting
- onigiri, rice ball
popular JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone adverb
- considerably, greatly, a lot
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- elegance, dandyism, sophistication, having style
- affectation, showing off, putting on an air, appearances, doing something just for show
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hawk, falcon
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- (corrugated) cardboard
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- wild boar, wild pig
popular gikun or jukujikun obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) colloquial
- lily (Lilium spp.)
- yuri, genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality