List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
gairaigo Chinese origin usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- white broth (esp. for ramen), broth without soy sauce (made by simmering bones)
popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ditch, drain, gutter, trench
- gap (between cutting guides)
usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- half-hearted, overly optimistic, naive, inexperienced, immature, green
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- serial
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Quercus gilva (species of oak)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans)
usually written using kana alone colloquial noun noun (generic)
- quipping back at something said by oneself, poking fun at one's own comment
usually written using kana alone colloquial noun noun (generic)
- home cooking, home meal
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb
- (since) long ago, for a long time
usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- extreme, extraordinary, rare, brilliant