List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) kabuki
- dot, point, mark
- gidayลซ musicians
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- sparsely, drop-by-drop
- on par with, as good as
- (vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) jocular, humorous term auxiliary
- chonmage, topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period
- please do (for me)
popular usually written using kana alone suffix
- leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.)
- (doing) continuously, constantly, keep ...-ing
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb
- while (one is at it), when, on the occasion of, at the same time (as), on one's way (to), by the way, incidentally, in passing
ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)
popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle
- deeply, keenly, severely, completely, utterly
- intently, carefully, closely, attentively
gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- azalea, rhododendron
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to pitch forward, to fall forward
search-only kana form rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- taekwondo, tae kwon do