List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone pronoun archaic
- there (place relatively near listener)
- there (place just mentioned), that place
- then (of some incident just spoken of), that (of point just raised)
- you
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone pronoun noun noun (generic)
- around there, that area
- that, that matter, that point
- about that much, approximately that amount, thereabouts, (or) so
rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone pronoun noun noun (generic)
- around there, that area
- that, that matter, that point
- about that much, approximately that amount, thereabouts, (or) so
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone conjunction
- and, and then, thus, and now, and finally
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to excite, to incite, to stimulate, to arouse, to tempt, to stir up
usually written using kana alone adverb
- in spite of oneself, somehow, without knowing why, vaguely
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone pronoun
- that way, that direction
- there
- that (one)
- you, your family, your company
- that person
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic) interjection
- that, the
- part (as in "part two")
- um ..., er ..., uh ...
JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone expression
- hence, for that reason
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb noun noun (generic) conjunction noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- in the first place, to begin with, from the start, originally, ab initio
- after all, anyway, actually, well, ..., ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"), ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
- beginning, start