List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica), grouse
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese plum (Prunus salicina), Chinese plum
irregular kanji usage search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone expression noun noun (generic)
- not getting a reply
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- taro (Colocasia esculenta), dasheen, eddo
irregular okurigana usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hollyhock (Alcea rosea), common hollyhock
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb archaic
- to steal, to rob, to snatch, to pocket, to plunder
- to deceive, to trick, to cheat
- to graze (in passing), to skim, to brush against, to touch lightly
- to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.), to flit (through one's mind, across one's face)
- to do (something) while no one is looking
- to hint at, to suggest, to insinuate
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to get blurred
- to get hoarse, to get husky
- to graze, to scrape, to touch
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone adverb
- almost, roughly, approximately, about, around
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle), wandering alone in a strange country
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to wander, to roam