List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- boil, blister, pimple
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla), black-headed munia
usually written using kana alone interjection
- whatever, never mind, I don't care, the hell with it
search-only kana form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to find fault (with), to cavil (at), to carp (about), to complain, to pick holes (in)
- to throw a wet blanket (on), to throw cold water (on), to jinx, to cast a bad omen (on)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- junk (Chinese ship)
usually written using kana alone rare term noun noun (generic)
- wild oat (Avena fatua), wild oats
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- betel (Piper betle)
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) colloquial
- areca nut
- betel nut
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ipecac (species of shrub, Cephaelis ipecacuanha), ipecacuanha