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)
- garden cress (Lepidium sativum)
gairaigo Chinese origin rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone abbreviation mahjong noun noun (generic)
- winning by picking up a discarded tile
rarely used kanji form colloquial usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ăź adjective (generic)
- tiny amount (degree, extent), paltry amount, slightest bit
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone rare term noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ăź adjective (generic)
- (this) small amount, (such a) paltry amount, only this much, slightest bit
gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ăź adjective (generic)
- sobriety, soberness
- sober face
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- northern sea nettle (Chrysaora melanaster)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- jimble (Carybdea rastoni)
usually written using kana alone adverb
- somehow, for some reason (or other)
usually written using kana alone expression
- nothing special, no big deal, doesn't matter
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- land leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica japonica)