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)
- Pleioblastus chino (species of bamboo grass)
noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- bamboo arrow shaft
- arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- gusset
usually written using kana alone suru verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to make good, to improve
- to do often
- to be kind to, to treat well, to do well
usually written using kana alone expression noun noun (generic)
- convenient thing, harmonious, well-made thing
- things always work out
usually written using kana alone expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to often be the case, to occur frequently, to be common, to be popular
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- merganser (any duck of genus Mergus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Okinawa woodpecker (Sapheopipo noguchii)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi), Ryukyu rabbit
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)