List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone expression noun noun (generic) archaic
- hollow at nape of the neck
- toddler's shaved hairstyle leaving a small portion at the nape (esp. Edo period)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- greenbottle fly (esp. species Lucilia caesar)
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- salted rice-bran paste for pickling
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- fruit fly (any insect of family Drosophilidae), vinegar fly, pomace fly, banana fly
gairaigo Dutch origin popular search-only kana form ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- tin plate
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- horse botfly (Gasterophilus intestinalis)
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- rhododendron
ateji usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to grumble, to be unsettled, to grizzle
irregular okurigana usually written using kana alone expression
- until then, till then, up to that time
- to that extent
- the end of it, all there is to it
ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- draw, tie
- quits, even, square