List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 ใ adjective adjective (generic) usually written using kana alone adverb Kansai-ben
- great, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary
- distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent, famous
- awful, terrible, serious, tremendous, great, mighty, severe
- tiring, tough, hard
- very, extremely
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb usually written using kana alone auxiliary verb Kansai-ben archaic
- to rot, to go bad, to decay, to spoil, to fester, to decompose, to turn sour (e.g. milk)
- to corrode, to weather, to crumble
- to become useless, to blunt, to weaken (from lack of practice)
- to become depraved, to be degenerate, to be morally bankrupt, to be corrupt
- to be depressed, to be dispirited, to feel discouraged, to feel down
- to have the audacity to, to be bastard enough to
- to lose a bet
- to be drenched, to become sopping wet
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hiragana, cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- scale (of fish, snake, etc.)
- serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
popular obsolete kanji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- wax
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), Japanese green pheasant
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb suffix
- to digest
- to break down, to break to pieces, to crush
- to be able to use, to be good at, to have a good command of
- to finish, to complete, to manage, to perform
- to sell
- to do ... well, to do ... completely
popular JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) adverb noun (suffix)
- how much
- something over, and something, -odd
- however (much), no matter how
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- mouse, rat
- dark gray, slate gray
่่ใใkumopopular gikun or jukujikun obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- spider