List: word containing irregular kana usage
Readings considered non-standard, infrequent, coloquial or dialectical.
popular irregular reading rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone pronoun adverb
- which, where, who
- all, both
- anyway, anyhow, at any rate, in any case
- sooner or later, one of these days, someday, before long, in due course, eventually
irregular reading ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- fierce (fight, competition, etc.), severe, hot, hard, bitter, keen, cutthroat
irregular reading search-only kana form noun noun (generic)
- adhesive bandage, sticking plaster, band-aid
irregular reading search-only kanji form food, cooking noun noun (generic) idiomatic expression
- boiled octopus
- person with red flushed skin
irregular reading noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb Christianity
- atonement
- the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
irregular reading yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- once in a lifetime, the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
irregular reading obsolete term noun noun (generic)
- fourth month of the lunar calendar
irregular reading noun noun (generic)
- ten great disciples (e.g. of Basho, Confucius, etc.)
irregular reading search-only kanji form ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- ferocious, fierce, truculent, savage
irregular reading yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- conveying the will of the governing to the governed, top-down (system)