List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine), omikuji
search-only kana form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) colloquial
- ohajiki, traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic
- gun, pistol
JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone expression
- I'm sorry, my apologies, excuse me, pardon me
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone expression polite language
- may I come in?
- please forgive me, I'm sorry
popular ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone interjection
- congratulations!, well done!, best wishes!, all the best!
JLPT N1 honorific language polite language expression usually written using kana alone auxiliary verb verb (generic)
- (please) look
- see
- (please) try to do
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- diaper, nappy
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- kidnapper
gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), common rat, street rat, sewer rat, Norway rat
- dark grey, dark gray
- deceitful employee, unfaithful servant