List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
Buddhism noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- pฤramitฤ, perfection, perfection of Buddhist practices or attaining enlightenment
- jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be rustic, to be countrified, to have a rural feel
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans), sparkling enope squid
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dress, outfit
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese holly (Ilex crenata)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Chinese banyan (Ficus microcarpa), Malayan banyan, Indian laurel
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone pronoun dated term formal or literary term adverb archaic
- this, this one
- this person
- now, this point (in time)
- here
- used to stress the subject of a sentence
- I, me
usually written using kana alone abbreviation noun noun (generic)
- round herring (Etrumeus teres)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- round herring (Etrumeus teres)