List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
search-only kana form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone food, cooking expression noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- pleasantly chewy (esp. noodles), having a good bite, firm and elastic
- having body (esp. hair), springy and resilient, full-bodied (e.g. sound)
usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- teriyaki burger, teriyaki hamburger
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Cardiandra alternifolia (species of hydrangea)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- blur, (color) bleed, bleeding, running (e.g. of paint)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Narthecium asiaticum (species of yellow flowering plant)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Metanarthecium luteoviride (species of flowering plant)
usually written using kana alone Internet slang noun noun (generic)
- our country, our land, one's own country
search-only kana form search-only kanji form slang abbreviation usually written using kana alone noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- both repellant and attractive at the same time, both cute and disgusting
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone female term pronoun
- we, us
- I, me
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- water deer (Hydropotes inermis)