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)
- Indian millet
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- spruce tree (esp. Picea jezoensis hondoensis, a variety of Ezo spruce)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb
- quietly, calmly, comfortably, peacefully
gairaigo Russian origin popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Russia
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- folly, fool
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- empty threat, bluff, paper tiger
irregular okurigana usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- drainboard, floor grates, duckboard, slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus), common pet parakeet, shell parakeet, budgie
ateji colloquial usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- very strange, odd, queer