List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone card games noun noun (generic)
- kingo (game similar to blackjack)
ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Luzon (Philippines)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone expression adverb
- as usual, as always, like always
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hop (Humulus lupulus), hops
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Azolla imbricata (species of water fern)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- corn (Zea mays)
- periwinkle (Littorina brevicula)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb ăă verb (generic) noun (generic)
- in a daze, absent-mindedly, vacantly, abstractedly, blankly, idly
- dimly, hazily, faintly, vaguely, indistinctly
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- common ash (Fraxinus excelsior), European ash
gairaigo Chinese origin usually written using kana alone historical term noun noun (generic)
- chee fah, chiffa, gambling game in which players buy a lined paper with 36 words on it and try and guess the word the dealer has chosen
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- rosebay (Epilobium angustifolium), rosebay willowherb, great willowherb, fireweed