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)
- arctic raspberry (Rubus arcticus)
usually written using kana alone rare term noun noun (generic)
- Chinese white shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis), Oriental shrimp, fleshy prawn
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Norway maple (Acer platanoides)
ateji rarely used kanji form onomatopoeic or mimetic word usually written using kana alone adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- focusing on only one thing, obsessively, intensely
- selfish, self-serving
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to regret
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dust protection, dust cover
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Oriental arbor-vita (Platycladus orientalis), Oriental thuja
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- laudanum, opium tincture
ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Sumatra