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)
- sorrel (Rumex acetosa), Common sorrel, garden sorrel, spinach dock
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- woolly lespedeza (Lespedeza tomentosa) (species of flower)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Paralomis histrix (species of king crab), porcupine crab
gairaigo Chinese origin usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- wonton noodles, wonton noodle soup
usually written using kana alone expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to say something is all right, to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- freshwater jellyfish (Craspedacusta sowerbii), peach blossom jellyfish
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- fun goods, joke products, novelty items
vulgar expression or word jocular, humorous term usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- man purported to bring bad luck to the woman he is near or has sex with
ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Britain (island), Great Britain
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to warp, to become strained, to become distorted, to become crooked