List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hide-and-seek (game), hide-and-go-seek
usually written using kana alone adverb
- in any case, at any rate, anyhow, anyway, as you know, for you see, particularly
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb noun noun (generic)
- how much, how many
- no matter how (much), however
- (not) many, (not) much, almost (none), hardly, barely
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ăź adjective (generic) pronoun humble language archaic
- certain amount, some
- certain person, Mr So-and-so, a certain ...
- I, me
usually written using kana alone adverb
- alas, regrettably, to my great regret, tragically
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ăă intransitive verb
- gargling, rinsing one's mouth
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to jest, to joke, to play the fool, to talk foolishly
- to act indecently, to be silly over
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- cockscomb, comb, crest
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
Buddhism noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone go (game)
- kalpa (eon, aeon)
- ko, position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones