List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone children's language noun noun (generic)
- hand, hands
usually written using kana alone archaic honorific language noun noun (generic)
- (his) side, (his) presence
prefix usually written using kana alone suffix counter
- central, main, leading, head, chief
- just (done)
- counter for consecutive losses
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone honorific language polite language archaic expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) copula
- be, is
colloquial dated term usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- true friend, close friend
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to live, to make a living, to get on with
search-only kanji form polite language usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) honorific language
- chopsticks
- (something) at hand, (in) one's possession, (near) one's hands
gairaigo Portuguese origin ateji archaic usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- brother, lay brother, non-ordained member of a Christian religious order
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Kyoto-style side dish, meal of side dishes
usually written using kana alone adverb
- certainly, for sure
- distinctly, clearly, exactly
- firmly, tightly