List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone expression
- this and that (esp. complaining or protesting), something or other
gairaigo Russian origin ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ruble (Russian currency), rouble
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus), lumpsucker, henfish, sea hen
usually written using kana alone expression
- of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- brown-throated martin (Riparia paludicola), brown-throated sand martin
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sand martin (Riparia riparia)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- gayageum (12-stringed Korean zither)
formal or literary term usually written using kana alone noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- overflowing, brimming over, abounding