List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone prefix archaic noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- small, little, fine
- fine pattern
- pebble
usually written using kana alone rare term noun noun (generic)
- Cinnalepeta pulchella (species of spiral-shelled gastropod)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Michelia compressa (species of Japanese tree similar to champak)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Batrachospermum gelatinosum (species of red alga)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
usually written using kana alone adverb noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- as always, as ever, though it's always the case
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) honorific language
- to be done (to someone or something)
- to do, to be doing
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
humble language usually written using kana alone expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to have the privilege of doing