List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular obsolete reading search-only kana form rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone printing
- throat
- singing voice
- gutter (inner margins of a book)
popular gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- (spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.), one's lines
- comment, remark, phrase, words
- stock phrase, set phrase, clichรฉ, platitude
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- stuffed toy, stuffed animal, plush toy, soft toy, cuddly toy
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- trout, sea trout
popular gikun or jukujikun search-only kana form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- burn, scald
popular irregular kanji usage usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- frog
- kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone adverb noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) ใช adjective noun noun (generic)
- originally, from the start, from the beginning, from the outset, by nature
- none the worse (for), (coming out) even, in the same position (as before)
็ธใใฌใtanukipopular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides), raccoon dog
- sly dog, sly old fox, sly fox, cunning devil, sly person
popular obsolete reading noun noun (generic) colloquial abbreviation usually written using kana alone
- kappa, mythical water-dwelling creature
- excellent swimmer
- cucumber
- cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
popular obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- birch (esp. Japanese white birch)