List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
colloquial usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- case, occasion, situation, circumstances
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun (suffix) noun (generic)
- covered with, stained, smeared
usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- frequent, continual, constant, repeated
- great, intense, strong, severe, extreme
usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- untiring, steady, persistent
usually written using kana alone expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- ready (to do), willing
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic) colloquial slang
- harsh (taste, feeling, etc.), acrid, pungent, astringent
- sharp (language, question, etc.), biting, harsh
- nasty, gross, disgusting, brutal
- awesome, amazing, incredible, cool
usually written using kana alone expression
- all over, all over the place, everywhere
rarely used kanji form formal or literary term usually written using kana alone expression
- cannot, must not
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone expression
- better than nothing, better than none at all
gairaigo Chinese origin usually written using kana alone mahjong noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- tenpai, fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)