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Words Written in Kana 218

Common words that have a kanji spelling nobody uses: のど is written 喉 in the dictionary and かな everywhere else, and the same goes for ある, ぶどう and ひげ. Knowing which words to leave in kana is what makes writing look natural. Each card shows the kanji that exists, so you can recognise it without being tempted to write it.

くだらない
下らないN2
good-for-nothing, stupid, trivial, worthless
ごくろうさま
ご苦労様N2
Thank you very much for your....
こしらえる
拵えるN2
to make, to manufacture
ごちそうさま
ご馳走様N2
feast
こんばんは
今晩はN2
good evening
さわやか
爽やかN2
fresh, refreshing, invigorating
しあさって
明々後日N2
two days after tomorrow
しっぽ
尻尾N2
tail (animal)
しぼむ
萎むN2
to wither, to fade (away), to shrivel, to wilt
じゅうたん
絨毯N2
(カーペット)carpet
ずうずうしい
図々しいN2
impudent, shameless
すくなくとも
少なくともN2
at least
すっぱい
酸っぱいN2
sour, acid
すまない
済まないN2
sorry (phrase)
ぜひとも
是非ともN2
by all means (with sense of not taking no for an answer)
そういえば
そう言えばN2
which reminds me ..
そのうえ
その上N2
in addition, furthermore
そのほか
その他N2
otherwise
だいいち
第一N2
first, foremost, # 1
あさって
明後日N5
day after tomorrow
あなた
貴方N5
you
あまり
余りN5
not very
いくつ
幾つN5
how many, how old
いす
椅子N5
chair
いちばん
一番N5
best, first
いろいろ
色々N5
various
おいしい
美味しいN5
delicious
おじいさん
お祖父さんN5
grandfather, male senior-citizen
おばあさん
お祖母さんN5
grandmother, female senior-citizen
おもしろい
面白いN5
interesting
かぎ
鍵N5
key
かばん
鞄N5
bag, basket
きれい
綺麗N5
pretty, clean
ください
下さいN5
please
たいへん
大変N5
very, difficult situation
たくさん
沢山N5
many
だんだん
段々N5
gradually
はい
灰N5
yes; that is correct; understood
はし
橋N5
chopsticks
まずい
不味いN5
unpleasant
また
股N5
again; once more; once again
まだ
未だN5
yet, still
まっすぐ
真っ直ぐN5
straight ahead, direct
よく
欲N5
often, well
うち
家N4
within
うん
運N4
yes; yeah; uh huh
おつり
お釣りN4
change from purchase, balance
こと
琴N4
thing, matter
ぜひ
是非N4
without fail
もし
若しN4
if
もちろん
勿論N4
of course
あした
明日N3
tomorrow
いただきます
頂きますN3
expression of gratitude before meals
いつか
5日N3
sometime, someday, one day
すごい
凄いN3
terrible, dreadful, terrific, amazing, great
すてき
素敵N3
lovely, dreamy, beautiful, great
すみません
済みませんN3
sorry, excuse me
おかげさまで
お陰様でN2
Thanks to god, thanks to you
おととい
一昨日N2
day before yesterday
おねがいします
お願いしますN2
please
かしこまりました
畏まりましたN2
certainly!
とく
解く
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
よる
寄る
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on
いくら
幾らN5
how much
いじめる
苛めるN4
to tease
いただく
頂くN4
(humble) to receive
うかがう
伺うN4
to visit
おっしゃる
仰るN4
(respectful) to say
くださる
下さるN4
(respectful) to give
しかる
叱るN4
a particular
すく
空くN4
to become empty
まず
先ずN4
first of all
しゃべる
喋るN3
to talk, to chat, to chatter
あてはまる
当てはまるN2
to be applicable, to come under (a category), to fulfill
くっつく
くっ付くN2
to adhere to, to keep close to
こぼれる
零れるN2
to overflow, to spill
しびれる
痺れるN2
to become numb, to go to sleep (i.e., a limb)
かかる
掛かるN5
to take time or money
かける
掛けるN5
to call by phone
つける
漬けるN5
to turn on
できる
出来るN5
to be able to
なる
成るN5
to become
はく
掃くN5
to wear, to put on trousers
あげる
上げるN4
to give
くれる
暮れるN4
to give; to let (one) have; to give
こう
侯N4
in this way; like this; so
もらう
貰うN4
to receive
いる
射る
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay
ある
有るN5
to be, to have (inanimate)
あれ
荒れN5
that; that thing; that person
ここ
個々N5
here; this place; this point
そこ
底N5
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place
その
園N5
that; the; part (as in "part two")
どう
動N5
how; in what way; how about
どこ
何処N5
where
どの
殿N5
which; what (way)
そう
沿うN4
in that way; thus; such
する
刷るN5
to do; to carry out; to perform
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