List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- egregious, outrageous, too much, over the top
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district), to shack up with
- to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- kaluga (Huso dauricus), river beluga
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Sakhalin sturgeon (Acipenser mikadoi)
usually written using kana alone expression noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ
- small amount, jot, nothing much, (to a) slight degree, wee bit
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone suffix
- superior to (e.g. a professional), outdoing, outshining
- neglecting, ignoring, paying no attention to
usually written using kana alone expression ใช adjective adjective (generic) adverb
- as if ..., as if to say ..., as though ...
usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- meaningful, suggestive
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- star anise (Illicium verum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Kitti's hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai), bumblebee bat, Old World hog-nosed bat