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)
- Kandelia obovata (species of mangrove)
gairaigo Korean origin usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Korean wolf
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- white-spotted citrus longhorned beetle (Anoplophora malasiaca)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Laetiporus versisporus (species of mushroom)
colloquial usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- stingy person, miser, scrooge
usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- jajangmyeon (noodle dish topped with sweet bean sauce, diced pork, and vegetables)
children's language usually written using kana alone interjection
- (I) found it, (I) found you
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- gua sha (traditional Chinese healing method)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dung fly (any fly of family Scathophagidae)
usually written using kana alone slang expression
- that said, that being said