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)
- Heliocidaris crassispina (species of sea urchin), Anthocidaris crassispina
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- it cannot be that ..., it is highly unlikely that ..., it is impossible that ...
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Russula (genus of mushrooms)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- golden ear (Tremella aurantia)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchii), maasai giraffe, Kilimanjaro giraffe
usually written using kana alone adverb
- completely, absolutely, totally, (not) at all
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- cotton grass (Eriophorum vaginatum subsp. fauriei)
usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- wrinkled, rumpled
rarely used kanji form dated term usually written using kana alone conjunction
- so, therefore, for that reason
- if so, if that is the case, in that case
usually written using kana alone adverb
- uselessly, pointlessly, in vain, to no purpose, for nothing, idly