List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb auxiliary verb
- to receive, to take, to accept
- to get someone to do something
- to have in one's pocket (a fight, match)
- to contract (a disease), to catch, to be affected
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to tease, to irritate, to tantalize, to keep (someone) in suspense
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- common reed (Phragmites australis)
popular obsolete kanji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- evergreen oak
popular obsolete reading rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) abbreviation shogi
- badger
- Eurasian badger (Meles meles)
- anaguma castle (defensive opening)
popular noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone trademark
- black cat
- Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
popular gikun or jukujikun rarely used kana form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- snail
popular obsolete reading JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- spoon
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adverb adverb taking the と particle noun noun (generic)
- various, a variety of, all sorts of, many (different)
- variously, in various ways, in many ways
- various things, this and that