List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
obsolete kanji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pilfering, snatching, swiping, filching
- pilferer, (petty) thief, (bag) snatcher
JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to graze (e.g. bullet), to scratch, to touch lightly
- to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze
usually written using kana alone adverb taking the と particle
- simmer, bubble out, flow out
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- desperate
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili), purplish amberjack, greater yellowtail
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- mirugai clam (Tresus keenae, species of gaper clam)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis), sweet shrimp, northern pink prawn, red shrimp, Maine shrimp
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis), sweet shrimp, northern pink prawn, red shrimp, Maine shrimp
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese common squid, Pacific flying squid (Todarodes pacificus)