List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
gairaigo Portuguese origin ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone card games noun noun (generic)
- batons (suit)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis), harlequin ladybird, Halloween beetle
usually written using kana alone expression adverb
- aimlessly, without a goal
usually written using kana alone expression noun noun (generic)
- mine (ours) for the taking, something under one's full control
usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- formal, stiff, strict, ceremonious
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- tankan orange (Citrus tankan), tankan mandarin
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- mountain camellia, sasanqua
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- wild camellia (Camellia japonica), common camellia
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Calliteara argentata (species of moth)
usually written using kana alone expression noun noun (generic)
- sugi spider mite (Oligonychus hondoensis)