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)
- Malabar spinach (Basella alba), Indian spinach
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- squid intestines
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- eastern purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), purple coneflower
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis), old-squaw, hareld, old injun, oldwife
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- second cousin
irregular kanji usage usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- second cousin
usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- freshly grated (e.g. daikon)
usually written using kana alone archaic noun noun (generic)
- second cousin
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- third cousin
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)