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) poetical term
- saffron cod (Eleginus gracilis)
- fish caught under ice
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma), Alaska pollack
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to writhe (in pain), to squirm, to wriggle
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- harshness, acridity, astringent taste, bitter taste
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Mexican prickly poppy (Argemone mexicana)
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone medicine noun noun (generic)
- cholera
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- flathead flounder (Hippoglossoides dubius)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- red coral (Corallium japonicum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- red deer (Cervus elaphus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- willowherb (Epilobium pyrricholophum)
- safflower red
- kimono color combination (crimson outside, bluish purple inside)