List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone expression
- so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry), overwhelmed, carried away, because of too much
usually written using kana alone expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- random, aimless
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to work hard at, to devote oneself to, to be diligent in
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora), sea cradle
- Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
colloquial usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- seemingly good, (of) good appearance, looking good
colloquial usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to bungle, to make things awkward
usually written using kana alone expression suru verb verb (generic)
- to have an ulterior motive, to have an axe to grind
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone proverb expression
- love is blind, (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) suffix
- neglecting, ignoring, paying no attention to
- superior to (e.g. a professional), outdoing, outshining
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) adverb
- that much, as much, to that extent, only that, that alone, no more than that