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)
- wild rocambole (Allium grayi)
- Alpine leek (Allium victorialis var. platyphyllum)
usually written using kana alone expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to file, to rasp, to use a file
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone rare term godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to tickle
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Eranthis pinnatifida
usually written using kana alone expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- beyond one's control, nothing one can do
archaic usually written using kana alone 'shiku' adjective (archaic) adjective (generic)
- improper (behavior, attitude, etc.), unreasonable, outrageous
usually written using kana alone expression pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- (any) particular, special, particularly noteworthy, worth mentioning
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- piling up high (food in a bowl), filling (a bowl), heaped bowl
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- spider conch (Lambis lambis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- catnip (Nepeta cataria), catmint