List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to cover (with), to smear, to sprinkle
usually written using kana alone auxiliary verb verb (generic)
- like, similar to
- something like ..., someone like ...
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to ride on a person's shoulders, to be carried on a person's back
- to rely on, to depend on
usually written using kana alone adverb
- (once) again
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- kaya (Torreya nucifera), Japanese nutmeg tree
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to hold up over one's head, to hold aloft
- to hold over something, to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire), to cover something with something
- to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
usually written using kana alone adverb
- any, at all, in the least, even in a slight degree, ever
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- thistle (Cirsium spp.)
noun noun (generic) abbreviation usually written using kana alone
- thicket, bush, grove, scrub
- (medical) quack
irregular okurigana usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to feel annoyed at