List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to cling to, to stick to, to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone auxiliary
- should, must, ought to
usually written using kana alone expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to lick something up, to lap something up
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- arabesque greenling (Pleurogrammus azonus), Okhotsk Atka mackerel
usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- moderate
usually written using kana alone adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic)
- dimly, faintly, with a faint light
- warmly, friendly, in a heartwarming manner
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- mere, only, just, slight
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone colloquial noun noun (generic)
- (intentional) overcharging, rip-off, highway robbery
usually written using kana alone adverb
- by, not later than, before
usually written using kana alone expression
- unable to do (as one wishes), able to do only with great effort, almost impossible to do, beyond one's control, not always turning out as one wishes, not going the way one wants it to