List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- black-skinned variety of watermelon
usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- clear, fresh, bright
colloquial usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- boaster, braggart, bossy person, overbearing person
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb
- surely, certainly
ateji usually written using kana alone interjection
- shh!, sh!, shush!
- shoo!, go away!
usually written using kana alone conjunction
- and then, in addition to that, also, even so
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- advice, recommendation, suggestion, inducement, persuasion
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- rotary cutting, thinly slicing into a long strip (e.g. daikon, carrot, wood for plywood, etc.)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone pronoun archaic
- those, they
- they (of people)
usually written using kana alone expression
- this for sure, certainly is