List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
gikun or jukujikun ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- winter wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- (large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- chambered nautilus (esp. species Nautilus pompilius)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- musk deer
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- civet cat
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sweet pea
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- wheat bran
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to fly (a flag), to stream, to let (one's hair, skirt, etc.) flutter (in the wind)
- to win (someone) over, to bring over to one's side, to bend to one's will