List: rarely used kana form

popular  rarely used kana form  obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

• moonlit night

popular  gikun or jukujikun  rarely used kana form  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• snail

popular  rarely used kana form  search-only kanji form  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation 

• tortoiseshell, tortoise shell
• tortoiseshell pattern, honeycomb pattern, hexagonal pattern
• tortoiseshell bracket (punctuation mark)

popular  rarely used kana form  noun  noun (generic) 

• earthenware pot

gairaigo  Chinese origin  popular  rarely used kana form  search-only kana form  food, cooking  noun  noun (generic) 

• gyoza, pot sticker, crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables

popular  gikun or jukujikun  rarely used kana form  noun  noun (generic) 

• heat shimmer, heat haze, shimmering of hot air

popular  rarely used kana form  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic) 

• garage

popular  rarely used kana form  search-only kana form  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic) 

• sweater, jumper

popular  rarely used kana form  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic) 

• tire, tyre

popular  rarely used kana form  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb  noun or verb acting prenominally  adjective (generic)  sports 

• mix, mixture, mixing
• (pre-made) mix, cake mix
• mixed
• mixed doubles team
• mixed race, mixed-race person