List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to hit (e.g. with a car), to knock down
- to reject, to eliminate, to exclude, to get rid of
- to refuse (e.g. a request), to deny, to turn down
- to flip, to splash, to splatter
- to take (a percentage)
- to stick up (e.g. of hair), to curl up (e.g. of a moustache), to sweep up (the end of a brush stroke)
- to pronounce as a syllabic nasal
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to conceive, to become pregnant
- to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind), to be swollen with
- to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.), to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.), to involve (e.g. risk)
- to be swollen and ripe (of a plant ear, head, sprout, etc.)
popular gikun or jukujikun usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- small fire
popular JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to find resolution, to be settled, to be agreed on, to be completed
- to be collected, to be assembled, to be brought together
- to be well arranged, to be in order, to be unified, to take shape, to be coherent
popular ateji irregular kanji usage usually written using kana alone adverb
- (not) altogether, (not) wholly
popular usually written using kana alone adverb
- very fast, in a twinkle, before one's eyes
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone adverb
- if, in case, supposing
popular usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to tangle, to get tangled, to get entangled
- to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.), to trip over
- to become complicated, to become difficult, to become tricky, to get into a tangle, to become messy
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb
- endlessly, ceaselessly, nonstop, incessantly
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 polite language noun noun (generic) honorific language abbreviation usually written using kana alone interjection
- holiday, day off, absence
- sleep, rest
- good night