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)
- fish floss, finely shredded and seasoned fish
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- censure, criticism, blame, disparagement, vilification
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- feeling guilty, having a guilty conscience, having qualms about
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- scarabaeid beetle
- Mimela splendens (metallic-green scarabaeid beetle)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) food, cooking
- raft
- forearm guard (made of thin metal plates)
- skewered baby-eel kabayaki
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be filled to bursting, to burst
obsolete kanji noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo)
- cornetfish
usually written using kana alone expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be sacked, to be fired, to be dismissed
- to be beheaded
noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone noun (suffix)
- confusion, complications
- being gripped by strong feelings, fit (e.g. of anger), moment (e.g. of frustration)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sperm whale