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)
- Eobiana engelhardti (species of bush cricket)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Aucuba japonica var. borealis (variety of Japanese laurel)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- himedaka, gold-colored breed of the Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Ilex leucoclada (species of holly)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Trapa incisa (species of plant closely related to the water caltrop)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- spring cicada (Terpnosia vacua)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone interjection
- come on, hurry up, chop chop
- yeah, that's right, exactly
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Chloranthus japonicus
gairaigo Korean origin usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Republic of Korea