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) abbreviation
- hank, skein, reel
- reeled thread
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to cling to, to depend on, to embrace, to hug
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- antelope
obsolete kanji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- body odor (odour), abnormal underarm odor
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- callus, corn
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus), Alaskan fur seal
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- belly-button lint, navel fluff
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- secret savings, secret stash, money hidden away
irregular okurigana usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to lick
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- lighter, barge, baggage boat