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)
- calico plant (Alternanthera ficoidea)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Joseph's-coat (Amaranthus tricolor), tampala
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- common purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- green thumb (i.e. natural gardener)
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone expression
- of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
usually written using kana alone expression
- how dare you!, how can you have the nerve?
usually written using kana alone adverb
- just how, how (dare you)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- crane chaser, dogman
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- scorzonera (Scorzonera hispanica), Spanish salsify, viper's grass
usually written using kana alone expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- just right (time, size, length, etc.)