List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) Kansai-ben noun (suffix) noun (prefix) suffix usually written using kana alone
- aim, object, purpose, end
- expectations, prospects, hopes
- something that can be relied upon
- snack served with alcoholic drink
- pad, guard
- blow, strike
- addressed to
- per
popular JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone conjunction
- or, either ... or ...
popular obsolete kanji search-only kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) adverb ใช adjective colloquial noun (suffix)
- remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers
- (not) very, (not) much
- too much, excessively, overly
- extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible
- not very good, so-so, mediocre
- more than, over
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone adverb
- why?, what for?
- how?, by what means?
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- contact, connectedness, rapport, mutual touching
popular JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone adverb
- how many
- how old
popular JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb colloquial usually written using kana alone intransitive verb linguistics
- to receive, to get
- to catch (e.g. a ball)
- to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
- to sustain (damage), to incur (a loss), to suffer (an injury), to feel (influence)
- to undergo (e.g. surgery), to take (a test), to accept (a challenge)
- to be given (e.g. life, talent)
- to find funny, to find humorous, to be amused (by)
- to follow, to succeed, to be descended from
- to face (south, etc.)
- to be modified by
- to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee
- to be well-received, to become popular, to go down well
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 kuru verb verb (generic) intransitive verb usually written using kana alone auxiliary verb
- to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive
- to come back, to do ... and come back
- to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue
- to come from, to be caused by, to derive from
- to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) adverb usually written using kana alone
- beginning, start, outset, opening
- first (in line, etc.)
- origin
- such as ..., not to mention ...
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- tin (Sn)