List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
rarely used kanji form colloquial usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- brat, kid, urchin, little devil
usually written using kana alone expression adverb
- how, in what way, I wonder
ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone stock market noun noun (generic)
- sudden fall in stock prices, stock market crash
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun (prefix) noun (generic)
- deemed, presumptive, imputed
slang usually written using kana alone expression
- definitely OK, definitely possible
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- arabiki, arabiki sausage, coarsely ground sausage
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- arabiki, arabiki sausage, coarsely ground sausage
ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Yangon (Myanmar), Rangoon
ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- uranium (U)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) rare term
- mekuri karuta, deck of 48 (later 49) cards or the fishing game played with it, esp. popular in the late Edo period
- hanafuda