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 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- miserable, wretched, lonely, dreary, shabby, comfortless
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to stick, to get stuck, to get caught, to get jammed, to clog
- to be unavailable, to be busy, to be occupied, to be full
- to be piled up (e.g. of work)
- to halt (in one's speech), to stumble (over one's words), to stutter, to stammer
- to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.), to feel pressure, to feel pain
popular ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- happy, auspicious, propitious, joyous
- naive
search-only kana form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- female bird
- hen (female chicken)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- friendship, friendly relations, connection, relation, intimacy
rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to hold in one's mouth
- to bring with, to take along
popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- consequence, outcome, result, blame, fault
popular ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- unintelligible language, incoherent language, talking nonsense, babble, gibberish, jargon, gobbledygook
popular rarely used kanji form irregular okurigana usually written using kana alone adverb noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) ใช adjective
- a little, a bit, somewhat, slightly, rather
search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to gnaw, to nibble, to bite, to munch, to crunch
- to dabble in, to know a little bit about, to learn a little of, to have a smattering of