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)
- 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)
gairaigo Chinese origin usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dried viper skin used in Chinese herbal medicine
usually written using kana alone expression
- every time, whenever, as
- whether, in (either case)
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be able to reduce the price, to be able to be reduced
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb
- right (in front), directly, straight (in the face), head-on, full on
- properly, normally
- honestly, decently, seriously, fairly
archaic usually written using kana alone expression
- not
usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic) Kansai-ben
- (hard) candy, toffee
usually written using kana alone expression suru verb verb (generic)
- to make light of, to treat lightly, to slight, to neglect