List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be faded, to be hazy, to be blurred, to be out of focus
popular irregular reading search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone interjection
- hello, good day, good afternoon
popular irregular reading JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone interjection
- good evening
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to instigate, to tempt, to entice, to incite
popular search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb archaic noun noun (generic)
- for the time being, at present
- hindrance
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb
- already, now
- no longer, not any more
popular search-only kana form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone polite language expression interjection
- excuse me, pardon me, I'm sorry, I beg your pardon
- thank you, you shouldn't have, it's too much
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb slang video games
- to rub, to scrub, to scrape
- to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.), to milk, to keep getting mileage out of
- to mash (a button), to spam (a move)
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) colloquial
- wasabi (Wasabia japonica), Japanese horseradish
- horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to scatter, to sprinkle, to strew
- to distribute (flyers, etc.), to give out, to hand out
- to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.), to give the slip, to throw off, to lose, to get rid of