List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone go (game) noun noun (generic)
- superko, special ko rule that handles reoccurring board positions like triple ko, eternal life etc.
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Veratrum maackii (species of false hellebore)
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Rhododendron diversipilosum (species of Labrador tea native to Japan)
poetical term usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- frog
- kajika frog
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Indian jointvetch (Aeschynomene indica)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bridal-wreath spirea (Spiraea prunifolia)
abbreviation usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- horizontal deployment (of techniques, etc.), application to other fields
usually written using kana alone rare term Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to pry (open), to prise, to wrench
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)