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)
- turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)
gikun or jukujikun obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese halfbeak (Hemiramphus sajori), stickleback
irregular kanji usage JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to carry off, to run away with, to sweep away, to snatch, to kidnap, to abduct
- to take entirely for oneself, to monopolize
usually written using kana alone adverb
- (not) at all, (not) in the least, (none) whatsoever
search-only kanji form onomatopoeic or mimetic word usually written using kana alone adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic)
- rustling
rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- custom, convention, tradition, mores, conventional practice
ateji usually written using kana alone sumo noun noun (generic)
- wrestler's stage name
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to blunder, to fail, to make a mistake, to miss
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica), fernery
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic)
- tightly (holding on), firmly, securely
- strongly (built), solidly, sturdily, steadily
- properly, well, sufficiently, hard (working, etc.), fully, completely
- reliably, dependably, levelheadedly, shrewdly, wisely, cleverly