List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- taiko drumming, taiko drummer
- Laccotrephes japonensis (species of water scorpion)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- 28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) colloquial
- handsome fungus beetle (any beetle of family Endomychidae)
- 28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)
usually written using kana alone slang jocular, humorous term godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to fabricate (stories), to make up
slang usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to dis, to diss, to disrespect, to speak ill of, to criticize, to disparage
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus), missel thrush, stormcock
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- gammaridean amphipod (any small, shrimp-like crustacean of suborder Gammaridea)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- beach flea (any amphipod of family Talitridae), sand flea, sand hopper
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- garden springtail (Bourletiella hortensis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)