List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) honorific language usually written using kana alone
- mikoshi, portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals
- palanquin, litter
- lower back, waist, hips
usually written using kana alone expression
- having said that, on the other hand, (but) then, (but) still
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku, matagi
usually written using kana alone slang noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
- extortion, shakedown
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- tender age
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- diligent, earnest, attentive to detail, brisk (working, moving), frequent (e.g. checking)
usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective noun noun (generic)
- occasional, infrequent, rare
usually written using kana alone archaic noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- sexual intercourse
- communicating love through eye contact, exchanging looks
usually written using kana alone expression
- one may well say so, but ..., even more than
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- something like that, that sort of thing
- something natural, something plausible