List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone expression adverb
- increasingly, more and more, decreasingly (when declining), less and less
ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- kokkuri, divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
expression noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic) usually written using kana alone interjection
- such a stupid ..., what a crazy ...
- no way!, what nonsense!, how can that be?
irregular reading usually written using kana alone hanafuda noun noun (generic)
- scoring combination consisting of the January, February and March 5-point cards
usually written using kana alone hanafuda noun noun (generic)
- scoring combination consisting of the June, September, and October 5-point cards
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- yellow darter (Sympetrum croceolum) (dragonfly species of East Asia)
usually written using kana alone expression noun noun (generic)
- something one finds questionable, something one finds fault with
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- spray glue, spray adhesive
gairaigo Korean origin usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), Korean rose
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Juche (North Korean political ideology), self-reliance
- Juche (North Korean calendar)