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 interjection
- which (of three or more)
- well, now, c'mon
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb
- any one, any, whichever
popular irregular kanji usage onomatopoeic or mimetic word usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) ใช adjective adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ noun (generic)
- viscous, mushy, pulpy, thick, slushy, syrupy, sticky
- muddy, dirty (with oil, grease, etc.)
- to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.), to be murky, to be sordid
usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- what little ... one has, tiny amount of, paltry
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- thoughtlessly, rashly, unwisely, half-heartedly
- halfway, half-done, incomplete
usually written using kana alone adverb ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- thoughtlessly, rashly, unwisely, half-heartedly
- halfway, half-done, incomplete
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- thoughtlessly, rashly, unwisely, half-heartedly
- halfway, half-done, incomplete
colloquial usually written using kana alone expression
- what's that?, what the ...
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Kaempfer cicada (Platypleura kaempferi)
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone expression
- at (a time or place), in, on
- in (a situation, matter, etc.), on (a point), when it comes to, regarding, with respect to, in (terms of), as to, as for
- on the part of, under the authority of, in the name of