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)
- icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon), noodlefish, whitebait
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ganguro, young girl who heavily tans her skin, bleaches her hair and wears heavy make-up
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica), Japanese parsley
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule), henbit
- Japanese nipplewort (Lapsanastrum apogonoides)
ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dried young anchovies (or sardines)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis), yellow-spotted pit viper
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be impatient, to be eager, to be restless, to be rash, to be impetuous
- to be excited, to be in high spirits
ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- limbless wooden doll, kokeshi doll
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- feigning ignorance, feigning naivety, pretense of innocence
- person (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive, faux-naรฏf