List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) colloquial usually written using kana alone food, cooking prefix
- legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses), bean, pea
- soya bean (Glycine max), soybean, soy
- female genitalia (esp. the clitoris)
- kidney
- small, miniature, baby, midget, small-scale
- child
popular irregular okurigana noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- slip, omission
- upshot, denouement, outcome, final result
- punch line (of a joke)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb usually written using kana alone
- to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.), to change, to move (something), to swap, to substitute, to relocate
- to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.)
- to divert (one's attention) to, to focus on (something different)
- to spend (time), to let (time) pass
- to infect (someone), to spread (an infection), to pass (a disease)
- to permeate (something; with a color or smell), to infuse, to let soak (into)
้ฏจใฏใธใฉkujirapopular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- whale (Cetacea spp.)
popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) counter usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- swing, shake, sweep, wave, wag
- appearance, behaviour, behavior
- pretence, pretense, (false) show, pretending
- (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
- postures (of a dance)
- lead in (to a joke, question, etc.), setup
- unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment
- counter for swords, blades, etc.
popular JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone adverb noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- generally, on the whole, mostly, almost, nearly, approximately, roughly, about
- general, rough
- outline, main points, gist, substance, essence
- in the first place, first and foremost, from the start, to begin with
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- cotton plant (Gossypium spp.)
- batting, wadding, padding
็ผ้กใกใฌใmeganepopular gikun or jukujikun JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) derogatory
- glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles
- judgment, judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight
- four-eyes
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun (suffix) usually written using kana alone
- furnished with, including
- attached to
- impression, appearance
- luck
- sociality
- under, assistant (e.g. to a manager)
- soup base
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun (suffix)
- contest, comparison, competition