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)
- greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Ryukyu flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus), Ryukyu fruit bat
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- little Japanese horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus cornutus), Japanese lesser horseshoe bat
usually written using kana alone expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- you can do it if you try
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus), flower crab, blue manna crab
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- red-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax urile), red-faced shag, violet shag
gairaigo Chinese origin usually written using kana alone mahjong noun noun (generic)
- forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to serve, to dish up, to dish out
usually written using kana alone mahjong noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- forming a pung by picking up a tile discarded by another player
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- gabion, cage filled with stones