List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone colloquial noun noun (generic)
- silent fart
usually written using kana alone expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- to think nothing of ..., to care nothing for ..., to be undaunted by ..., to defy ..., to brave ..., to pay no attention to ...
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- soba with broth poured over it
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone sumo noun noun (generic)
- striking the face
usually written using kana alone sumo noun noun (generic)
- sponsors of rikishi or their stables
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to force someone to clamp with their teeth, to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag)
- to wedge into a space
- to inflict (a blow), to deal (a hit)
- to pull (a joke), to say or do (something stupid), to try (a bluff)
usually written using kana alone expression kuru verb verb (generic)
- to be made angry, to fly into a rage
usually written using kana alone archaic Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to bring into existence, to make be, to let be
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Asian elephant, Indian elephant
ateji usually written using kana alone adverb
- as one would expect, naturally, indeed
- still, all the same, after all