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)
- horseshoe crab
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- grasshopper, locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- key to understanding, point (e.g. of an argument)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Leontopodium japonicum (species of perennial closely related to edelweiss)
rarely used kanji form ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- half-wit, fool, simpleton
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
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- beard (esp. on the chin), goatee
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hangnail
polite language usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- attending (upon), keeping another company, being a confidant, serving (a nobleman)
- fairy tale
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bad temper, bad mood