List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone formal or literary term pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- possible, probable, likely
- preferable, desirable
search-only kana form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- male bird
- cock, rooster
usually written using kana alone adverb
- too much, excessive, too
usually written using kana alone adverb
- while at a distance, indirectly, casually
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- distant, cold, formal
irregular okurigana usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to participate in, to take part in, to play a part in
- to receive, to be given, to enjoy
usually written using kana alone expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to become good-looking, to start looking appropriate (for something)
usually written using kana alone expression
- serves you right!, see what happens!
obsolete kanji usually written using kana alone adverb
- by far, far and away, much, far
- far away, far off, in the distance
- long ago, long before
gairaigo Portuguese origin ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- felt, woollen cloth