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)
- feminine poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- banchan, side dishes accompanying a typical Korean meal
usually written using kana alone expression
- in various ways, in all sorts of ways, at every opportunity, whenever there is a chance
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- all over, all over the place, everywhere
usually written using kana alone expression
- (nothing) but a little
ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers, holding a cigarette in one's mouth
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- stoat (Mustela erminea), ermine, short-tailed weasel
slang usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- chubby, pudgy, plump
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone colloquial noun noun (generic)
- person who does this, person who is like this
- yakuza, gangster
- idiot, moron
- pregnant woman