List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to hesitate, to have scruples, to be afraid of what others may think
- to lord it over, to have great influence
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb taking the ใจ particle
- timidly, nervously, with nervous diffidence, trembling with fear
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle abbreviation noun noun (generic)
- turning around (once)
- suddenly, abruptly
- completely (wrapped in something), quickly (unwrapping something)
- beautiful, round (eyes)
- flail (for threshing grain)
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone pronoun
- around here, hereabouts
- (around) this point, about now
ateji rarely used kanji form onomatopoeic or mimetic word usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ noun (generic)
- stiff, starchy
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- well, in good health, safe, free from accident
usually written using kana alone expression
- when it comes to ..., as for ...
popular rarely used kanji form polite language usually written using kana alone adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic)
- please, if you would, would you mind
- somehow or other, one way or another
- whether (or not), if
- strange, (something is) wrong, (something is) off
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to remove, to move out of the way
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)