List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
่กใใใikupopular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb usually written using kana alone auxiliary verb colloquial slang
- to go, to move (towards), to head (towards), to leave (for)
- to move through, to travel across, to walk along (e.g. a road)
- to go (well, badly, etc.), to proceed, to turn out, to get along
- to do (in a particular way), to go (with; a choice), to try
- to pass (of time, seasons, etc.), to go by
- to stream, to flow
- to die, to pass away
- to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.), to get to, to go (so far as ...)
- to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.), to arrive
- to continue ..., to go on ..., to (progress) steadily, to gradually ..., to progressively ...
- to have an orgasm, to come, to cum
- to trip, to get high, to have a drug-induced hallucination
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) adverb noun noun (generic)
- straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect
- straightforward, honest, frank
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- person, someone, somebody
- human beings, mankind, man, people, humans
- human (Homo sapiens)
- (other) people, others
- character, personality, nature
- capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person
- adult, grown-up
- I, me, one
gairaigo Portuguese origin popular obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.), squash
popular obsolete kanji noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- article, item, thing, goods, stock
- quality
- flirtatiousness, coquetry
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to close (one's eyes), to shut
popular gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dragonfly
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- birthmark, nevus
- bruise
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus), jack mackerel, pompano, scad
popular search-only kana form ateji rarely used kanji form colloquial usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic) Kansai-ben
- fool, idiot, simpleton