List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- postcards with the bottom third of the front side reserved for an advertisement, and sold at a lower cost than regular postcards
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic) Kansai-ben
- in a hurry, hustle, person who's always in a rush
usually written using kana alone female term expression Osaka-ben
- shape up!, act properly!
usually written using kana alone suffix noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- based on, originating from
usually written using kana alone abbreviation slang noun noun (generic)
- navel piercing, belly button ring
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb
- to shuffle one's feet
- to trample underfoot
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hospitality, reception, treatment, service, entertainment
- (light) refreshment, entertaining with food and drink, treat
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)