List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to go bad (of food), to spoil, to turn sour
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- camel
- camel (cloth), cloth made from camel hair
- camel (color), light yellowish brown
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb
- at full speed, (at) full tilt, headlong, impetuously, precipitately
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- mule
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- donkey, ass
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dice, die
search-only kana form rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death), death's head, cranium
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- albacore (Thunnus alalunga), longfin tuna
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare), to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep