List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
gairaigo Dutch origin popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- tin plate
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- rhododendron
ateji usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to grumble, to be unsettled, to grizzle
irregular okurigana usually written using kana alone expression
- until then, till then, up to that time
- to that extent
- the end of it, all there is to it
ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- draw, tie
- quits, even, square
irregular okurigana usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- disappointing (end, result, etc.), sad, miserable, tragic, fleeting, transient
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- spirogyra, algae forming pond scum
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.), to quaff, to down
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- modulation (of voice)
- variation, variety, balance, pace
- liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be good (at), to go well
- to look (taste, etc.) good
- to hold one's liquor, to be able to hold one's drink