List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
slang usually written using kana alone ใ 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
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
usually written using kana alone expression
- please remember me, please help me, please treat me well, I look forward to working with you
- please do, please take care of
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japonolirion osense (species of flowering plant)
ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Sรฃo Paulo (Brazil)
usually written using kana alone expression
- right away, without delay, as soon as possible, very soon
usually written using kana alone honorific language children's language familiar language noun noun (generic)
- grandpa, gramps
usually written using kana alone honorific language children's language familiar language noun noun (generic)
- grandma, granny