List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular irregular okurigana usually written using kana alone adverb numeric
- quite, very
- 10^48, quindecillion
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb usually written using kana alone auxiliary verb
- to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe
- to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge
- to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on
- to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
- to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try
- to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb usually written using kana alone transitive verb archaic
- to mind, to care about, to be concerned about, to have a regard for
- to be an issue, to matter, to create inconvenience
- to keep company, to care for, to look after, to entertain, to pay attention to, to spend time with
- to interfere with, to meddle in
- to tease
- to banish, to prohibit
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone conjunction
- therefore, consequently, accordingly
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia), Japanese pear, Asian pear
popular irregular okurigana JLPT N1 noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) adverb usually written using kana alone
- side, edge, beside, besides, nearby
- while (doing), in addition to, at the same time
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- slime, sliminess, mucus, viscous liquid
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) adverb な adjective colloquial noun (suffix)
- remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers
- (not) very, (not) much
- too much, excessively, overly
- extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible
- not very good, so-so, mediocre
- more than, over
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone adverb
- why?, what for?
- how?, by what means?
popular obsolete kanji search-only kanji form JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) usually written using kana alone な adjective noun (suffix) adverb
- one cup (of), one glass (of), one bowl (of), cupful, glassful, bowlful, spoonful
- one drink (of alcohol)
- full, filled (with), brimming (with), crowded, packed
- fully, to capacity, to the maximum, as much as possible
- a lot, much, many
- all of ..., the entire ...
- one (squid, octopus, crab, etc.)
- one (boat)