List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to gather, to crowd round, to swarm, to flock
- to sponge (off someone), to scrounge, to pester (someone for something), to bum, to cadge
- to extort, to take (money) through intimidation
popular gikun or jukujikun JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- cousin (male)
popular usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- graceful, ladylike, modest, gentle, polite, quiet, well-mannered, refined (behavior)
popular ateji JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- nonsense, irresponsible remark, codswallop, hogwash, rubbish
- random, haphazard, unsystematic
popular rarely used kana form rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to liken to, to compare to
- to pattern after, to model after, to imitate
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) adverb suffix usually written using kana alone
- place, spot, scene, site
- address
- district, area, locality
- one's house
- point, aspect, side, facet
- passage (in text), part
- space, room
- thing, matter
- whereupon, as a result
- about to, on the verge of
- was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing
- approximately, around, about
popular gikun or jukujikun search-only kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- what is called, what you call, what they call, so-called
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) archaic
- opportunity, occasion, chance
- order, sequence
- successor
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb
- still more, even more, all the more
- still less, even less
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to fold (clothes, umbrella)
- to close (a shop, business)
- to vacate