List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
gairaigo Latin origin ateji historical term usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- theriac (antidote to poison)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- complications, tangle
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to select (the best), to choose, to pick out
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb
- almost, nearly
irregular reading rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- hard-to-do, difficult, tough, awkward, tricky
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ivy tree (Schefflera heptaphylla)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ivy tree (Schefflera heptaphylla)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- spoon-billed sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Rhododendron latoucheae (species of rhododendron)
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone expression
- but why?, why in the world?, why did you?