List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- brick
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to pity, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to treat with sympathy, to console, to be kind to
- to tend to (e.g. an injury), to care for, to nurse, to soothe
- to appreciate, to recognize (someone's efforts), to reward for
popular search-only kana form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb colloquial
- to finger, to touch, to play with, to fiddle with, to toy with
- to make changes to, to tinker with, to fiddle with, to tamper with
- to dabble in, to do as a hobby, to play around with
- to tease, to make fun of
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- candle
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- straw
popular ateji usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- naughty, mischievous, unruly
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to hint at, to intimate, to suggest, to allude to, to imply
popular search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to hang one's head, to look down, to cast one's eyes downward
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to mutter, to murmur, to grumble
- to tweet, to post on Twitter
popular usually written using kana alone adverb
- at once, immediately, instantly, in an instant, quickly, suddenly, on the spur of the moment