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List: word usually written using kana alone

Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.

Showing 661 - 670 of 9125 words for the list word usually written using kana alone. #uk
苛々いらいらiraira

popular  obsolete kanji  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  onomatopoeic or mimetic word  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  verb (generic)  noun (generic)  noun  adverb  adverb taking the と particle 

  • to get irritated, to get annoyed, to be on the edge, to fret, to lose patience
鰯いわしiwashi

popular  rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

  • pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus), sardine
お神輿おみこしomikoshi

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
籠かごkago

popular  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

  • basket (shopping, etc.), hamper, cage
微かかすかkasuka

popular  JLPT N1  usually written using kana alone  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

  • faint, dim, weak, slight, vague, indistinct, hazy
  • poor, wretched, meagre, meager, scanty
歌留多カルタkaruta

gairaigo  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
胡瓜きゅうりkyuuri

popular  rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

  • cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
綺麗きれいkirei

popular  search-only kana form  search-only kanji form  JLPT N5  な adjective  adjective (generic)  usually written using kana alone 

  • pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair
  • clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat
  • completely, entirely
籠もるこもるkomoru

popular  rarely used kanji form  irregular okurigana  JLPT N1  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

  • to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room), to be confined in, to seclude oneself, to hide away, to stay inside (one's shell)
  • to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.), to imbue with, to infuse with
  • to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.), to be heavy with (e.g. smoke), to be stuffy, to be dense
  • to be muffled (e.g. voice)
  • to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
  • to confine oneself in a temple to pray
浚うさらうsarau

popular  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

  • to sweep away, to wash away, to dredge

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