List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- bak kut teh (pork rib dish)
search-only kanji form polite language dated term usually written using kana alone expression
- thank you for the meal, that was a delicious meal, what a wonderful meal
usually written using kana alone expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to look down on (someone), to make fun of, to put down, to treat with contempt, to underestimate
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- glue stick
usually written using kana alone sports expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to shoot too high (in soccer), to blast the ball over the bar
usually written using kana alone interjection
- excuse me, I'm sorry
usually written using kana alone suffix
- every ..., every other ..., at intervals of ..., with ... in between, ... apart
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
usually written using kana alone mahjong noun noun (generic)
- stretched pair wait, tenpai shape accepting two types of tiles to complete the hand's pair (e.g. 5678 accepting 5 or 8)
usually written using kana alone rare term noun noun (generic)
- Desmarestia tabacoides (species of algae)