List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone rare term noun noun (generic)
- sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)
usually written using kana alone ã adjective adjective (generic)
- curt, blunt, cold, short
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese stilt grass (Microstegium vimineum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica), flowering bamboo
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese anemone, Anemone hupehensis var. japonica
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dwarf Japanese quince (Chaenomeles japonica), (Japanese) flowering quince, Maule's quince, japonica
usually written using kana alone archaic godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be underwater from the neck down, to collect shells, seaweed, etc. by diving under the water
- to force something under the surface of the water
usually written using kana alone archaic godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to wear on the head
- to have cloth, clothing, etc. bestowed upon one by their lord or master, to wear such cloth on the left shoulder
- to be injured
usually written using kana alone archaic Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to place a hat, etc. on someone's head
- to award clothing to someone as a reward or a souvenir
- to place the blame or burden of responsibility on someone else
- to use something as an excuse or a pretext