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) printing
- collapse, ruin, destruction
- break (on a printed line, letter, etc.)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer), doub palm, toddy palm
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- wax apple (Syzygium samarangense), Java apple
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- metal sake jug, sake warmer
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Akebono elephant (Stegodon aurorae)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- unicorn-plant (Proboscidea louisianica), devil's claw
gairaigo Sanskrit origin usually written using kana alone Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- a-bi-ra-un-ken (mantra directed to Vairocana)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Asian hornet (Vespa velutina), Asian predatory wasp
usually written using kana alone abbreviation noun noun (generic)
- single sheet (of paper), single page
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- egg cowrie (Ovula ovum), shuttle shell