List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone expression ă adjective adjective (generic)
- 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
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- robust cicada (Oncotympana maculaticollis), mingming cicada
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to become serious, to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing), to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial), to get worked up
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to become sullen, to sulk, to get angry, to take offense, to be miffed, to be upset
- to peel (off), to come off
obsolete reading rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
popular ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to struggle, to writhe, to wriggle, to squirm
- to act frantically, to make desperate efforts
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- parody (of a famous work)
- pun
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hospitality, reception, treatment, service, entertainment
- (light) refreshment, entertaining with food and drink, treat
usually written using kana alone expression suru verb verb (generic)
- to get, to secure, to take possession of, to make one's own, to win (someone's heart)
- to learn, to master
- to complete
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga), small Japanese flying squirrel, Japanese dwarf flying squirrel