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)
- to have a warped view, to be jaundiced, to be prejudiced
- to feel that one has been unfairly treated
- to be jealous, to be envious, to have an inferiority complex
popular obsolete kanji usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to discern (e.g. right from wrong), to discriminate, to distinguish
- to know (manners, one's place, etc.), to understand, to bear in mind
popular ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- being taken aback, state of shock, dumbfoundedness
popular irregular reading JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- honey
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 colloquial usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- cheek
popular irregular okurigana rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone adverb noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but
- hardly, barely, scarcely, little
- large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of)
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone adverb noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- about, roughly, approximately
- generally, on the whole, as a rule
- completely, quite, entirely, altogether, totally, not at all (with neg. verb)
- outline, gist
popular usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to rub, to pat, to stroke, to massage
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun (suffix) adverb
- each, every
popular usually written using kana alone expression suffix
- one by one, each, every, at intervals of