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)
- potter's wheel
- lathe
- pulley, windlass
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to surge, to well up, to gush out
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce), unrefined sake or soy sauce
- unrefined (sake, soy sauce, etc.), rough
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to shut one's mouth, to hold one's tongue, to keep silent
irregular kanji usage usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- square bracket, Japanese-style quotation marks
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- plane (woodworking tool)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together, clamp, cramp (metal)
- tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)
- latch, lock
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- file, rasp
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- chisel
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sleet
- daikon shavings, grated daikon
- shaved ice topped with honey