List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
slang abbreviation usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- off-topic (on an online thread)
search-only kana form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) ใช adjective noun noun (generic) Japanese mythology
- flat and smooth
- unchanging, featureless, expressionless, monotonous
- noppera-bล, humanoid creature with a flat, featureless face
ateji usually written using kana alone colloquial ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- strange, odd, queer, peculiar, weird
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dried young sardines
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- broadaxe, battle axe
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ
- jumble, hodgepodge, mishmash, disorderly mixture
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), banded anteater
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- fruit fly (any insect of family Tephritidae)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata), medfly
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- melon fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae)