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)
- file, rasp
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- chisel
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sleet
- daikon shavings, grated daikon
- shaved ice topped with honey
JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) food, cooking abbreviation
- hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm), graupel
- dicing, small cubes
- roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- mist, haze
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dimple
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- swing, trapeze
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to screw up (one's face), to scrunch up, to pucker up, to furrow (one's brow), to wrinkle
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- farewell gift, parting gift, viaticum
popular obsolete reading rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- udon, thick Japanese wheat noodles