List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to soothe, to calm, to pacify
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- grateful, thankful, welcome, appreciated, evoking gratitude
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- previously, already, for some time, for quite a while
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb
- beforehand, in advance, ahead of time, previously
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- easy, simple, light
葉書はがきhagakipopular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 abbreviation usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- postcard
- memo, note, card
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) usually written using kana alone noun (suffix)
- barefoot
- superior to (e.g. a professional), outdoing, outshining
popular gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone adverb な adjective adjective (generic)
- as one would expect, just as you'd expect (from), just like (someone)
- still, all the same, after all
- even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to collect, to gather, to save, to accumulate, to pile up
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to spill, to fall out of, to overflow
- to peek through, to become visible (although normally not)
- to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)