List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone conjunction adverb
- or, either ... or
- maybe, perhaps, possibly
- some ... and others ..., sometimes ... and at other times ...
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 humble language usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb polite language auxiliary verb
- to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy
- to eat, to drink
- to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top)
- to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president)
- to get someone to do something
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) adverb
- one-by-one, separately
- every single, each and every, without omission, fully, in detail
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone onomatopoeic or mimetic word noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic) noun adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle intransitive verb
- to get irritated, to get annoyed, to be on the edge, to fret, to lose patience
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus), sardine
popular irregular kanji usage search-only kanji form honorific language polite language noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- mikoshi, portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals
- lower back, waist, hips
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- basket (shopping, etc.), hamper, cage
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- faint, dim, weak, slight, vague, indistinct, hazy
- poor, wretched, meagre, meager, scanty
ๆญ็ๅคใซใซใฟkarutagairaigo Portuguese origin popular ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- cucumber (Cucumis sativus)