List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
gairaigo Tibetan origin ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- lama (honorific title)
irregular reading usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb Kansai-ben
- to vomit, to throw up, to feel nauseated, to feel sick
irregular okurigana usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to choke, to be choked by, to be stifled by
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb
- surely, certainly, no doubt, must
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to boast, to brag
- to feign ignorance, to pretend not to know
- to recite (a song or poem to oneself)
- to bark, to roar, to howl
JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to sing, to chirp, to twitter
search-only kana form rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- live decoy (for hunting)
- decoy, bait, lure, stool pigeon, trap
gikun or jukujikun usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- crucible, melting pot
- melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.)
- state of ecstasy, state of fevered excitement
noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone colloquial Buddhism
- this world, this life
- the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.)
- this corrupt world, present world
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to tease, to make fun of, to make sport of
- to ridicule, to mock, to deride
- to play with (e.g. a toy), to fiddle with, to tinker with