List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- rare, seldom
popular search-only kana form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) go (game) interjection
- no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken
- hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless
- cannot, must not, not allowed
- neutral point, intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
- no!, stop!
popular JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) adverb noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ
- mostly, ordinarily, usually, generally
- probably
- most, almost all
- ordinary
- proper, appropriate, moderate
popular JLPT N4 humble language usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to do
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- plover
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb usually written using kana alone
- to go around, to make a circle around
- to surround, to circle, to enclose
- to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.), to return, to repeat, to circulate (of blood, money, etc.)
- to travel around, to make a tour of
- to concern (a matter), to surround
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- young bird, chick, fledgling
- greenhorn, fledgeling, novice, rookie
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- sleeve
- wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
- flap (of a dust jacket)