List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
obsolete kanji JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to connect
- to tie, to fasten
- to transfer (phone call)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- silver cock's comb (Celosia argentea, esp. crested cock's comb, Celosia argentea var. cristata)
usually written using kana alone colloquial noun noun (generic) counter
- ass, arse, buttocks
- rear, end
- acupuncture point
- hole, notch
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster), garden eel
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), bay tree, sweet bay, laurel tree
JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- the aforementioned, the said, (man, incident, etc.) in question, the above-mentioned, the aforesaid
- the usual
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- thrifty, frugal, economical
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) adverb
- tough, stubborn, determined, hard, tenacious
- severely, heavily, hard, a great deal, much
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- rough scolding, upbraiding, tongue-lashing, dressing-down
rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- shabby, unsightly, unkempt