List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) adverb
- somewhere
- in some respects, in some way
usually written using kana alone adverb
- aimlessly
- somehow
usually written using kana alone adverb
- somehow, for some reason, in some way, vaguely
usually written using kana alone conjunction
- everywhere, wherever
- nowhere (with neg. verb), nothing
usually written using kana alone adverb
- how far, to what extent, up to what point
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone pronoun
- who
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone pronoun
- which way, which direction, where
- which one (esp. of two alternatives)
- who
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) medicine Kansai-ben
- spices, condiments, seasoning
- adjuvant (in Chinese medicine), addition of an adjuvant
- meat, fish, vegetables, etc. added to rice or udon (e.g. to make gomoku meshi)
gairaigo Dutch origin ateji usually written using kana alone abbreviation noun noun (generic) colloquial
- potassium
- potash, potassium carbonate
rarely used kanji form formal or literary term usually written using kana alone expression
- must not (do), should not, do not
- cannot