List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- female screw, nut
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- things, matters
usually written using kana alone adverb suffix
- without accident, uneventfully
- without ...
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone prefix
- false, pseudo-, quasi-, would-be, sham, pretended, mock
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to wait upon, to serve
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to treat (a guest), to receive, to entertain, to be hospitable to, to make welcome
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to praise extravagantly, to lionize, to lionise, to make much of
ateji usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be stormy or choppy (sea)
- to go through hard times, to be broke
- to be gloomy, to be glum
ateji irregular kanji usage usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- jig (tool)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone adverb
- long ago, a long time ago, already