List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb
- don't get me wrong, but ..., I'm sorry
popular gikun or jukujikun search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb intransitive verb ใช adjective adjective (generic) humble language euphemistic
- mischief, prank, trick, practical joke
- mischievous, naughty
- pastime, hobby
- playing with (e.g. a lighter), fooling around with, messing around with, amusing oneself with, tampering with
- lewd behaviour, sexual misconduct, sexual assault, molestation, rape
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone expression conjunction
- with, by, by means of
- because of, on account of, for, due to
- on (a day, date), at (a time), as of (e.g. today)
- adds emphasis to preceding word
- in addition (to being), moreover, as well as, and
- therefore, and so, hence
popular JLPT N1 ใ adjective adjective (generic) usually written using kana alone suffix
- easy
- likely to ..., have a tendency to ...
- easy to ...
popular search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to wither, to wilt, to droop, to fade
- to be dejected, to be disheartened, to be depressed, to be crestfallen
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone adverb archaic noun noun (generic)
- once
- for a short time, briefly, temporarily
- one morning
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to overflow, to brim over, to flood
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.), to avert, to divert (e.g. one's attention), to evade (e.g. a question), to change (e.g. the subject)
- to displease, to annoy, to offend, to upset
- to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
popular obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- lukewarm, tepid
- lenient