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)
- goatee
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- porcupine, hedgehog
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata), may, quickthorn, whitethorn
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii)
- mountain bird
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Rhododendron kaempferi (species of rhododendron)
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- binding (someone) hand and foot
- being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- ganmodoki, fried tofu fritter made with vegetables
noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- flagstaff, flagpole
- arabis (any plant of genus Arabis, esp. tower mustard, Arabis glabra), rock cress
usually written using kana alone adverb
- suddenly, instantly