List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone interjection
- my goodness!, good lord!, holy cow!
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone conjunction
- then, and (then), in that case, if so
usually written using kana alone adverb
- somehow, for some reason, without knowing why
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- wild boar and domestic pig hybrid, boar-pig hybrid
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ache, twinge
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone expression
- a bit more, a bit longer
usually written using kana alone slang noun noun (generic)
- thing that is past its prime, thing that is no longer popular or relevant, thing that has become obsolete
usually written using kana alone slang derogatory noun noun (generic)
- pseudo-human
ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- play, sport, romp, frolic, joke, prank