List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb usually written using kana alone
- to be caught, to be captured, to be taken prisoner, to be arrested, to be apprehended
- to be seized with (fear, etc.), to be a slave to, to stick to, to adhere to, to be swayed by
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to mediate, to intervene, to smooth
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to melt (and become soft or liquid)
- to be enchanted (by), to be charmed, to be bewitched
gairaigo Dutch origin popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Germany
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- loach (any fish of family Cobitidae)
- weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), pond loach
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- garlic (Allium sativum)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb adverb taking the ăš particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ăă verb (generic) noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ăź adjective (generic)
- snugly, cosily, warmly, comfortably
- carefree, easily, safely, without hardship
- freshly made and still warm
- imprudently, shamelessly
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ăă transitive verb
- embezzlement, misappropriation, pocketing, stealing
- covering up wrongdoings and feigning ignorance
JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to get twisted, to get crooked, to get warped
- to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.), to become warped, to become perverse, to become contrary
- to become troubled, to become complicated, to become strained