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)
- jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus), yam bean, Mexican turnip
search-only kanji form honorific language usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while
- attendant, retainer, vassal
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Schlegel's Japanese gecko (Gekko japonicus), Japanese gecko
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- old people
- grandparents
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- wale (on the skin), welt, weal
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Formosan lily (Lilium formosanum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- amaou, strawberry cultivar
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bandwagon fan, fair-weather fan