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)
- pod (e.g. a pea pod), shell, hull
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- snow pea, mangetout
gikun or jukujikun usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- black-faced bunting (Emberiza spodocephala)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) food, cooking
- konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac), konjac, devil's tongue
- konnyaku jelly, konjac jelly, devil's tongue jelly
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- water shield (Brasenia schreberi)
usually written using kana alone medicine noun noun (generic)
- hives, nettle rash, urticaria
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica), Asian royal fern, flowering fern
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- white gooseweed (Chenopodium album), fat hen, lamb's-quarters, pigweed
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- great erudition, extensive knowledge, vast stock of knowledge
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- louse (esp. a sucking louse), lice