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)
- date shell (Lithophaga curta), date mussel
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- winter chrysanthemum (hardy cultivar of Chrysanthemum indicum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- braconid, member of the Braconidae (family of parasitic wasps)
gikun or jukujikun usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese staunton-vine (Stauntonia hexaphylla)
usually written using kana alone expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to talk on and on, to talk one's head off
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Tetradium ruticarpum (species of deciduous trees)
irregular kanji usage search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- has never (done, occurred), there has never been an instance (where), there is no precedent (for)
usually written using kana alone idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to add balance (to one's work, life, etc.), to balance work and play, to pace oneself
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to make something pass through (esp. in cooking), to dip something (into)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- Japanese mainlander