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)
- lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Hedera rhombea (species of ivy)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- echo, reverberation
- spirit of a tree, tree spirit
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), Korean rose
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bargain, find
- unbelievable good luck, unexpected good fortune
ateji colloquial usually written using kana alone adverb ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- very, extremely, so
- absurd, ridiculous, nonsensical
- excessive, extreme
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata), parasol pine, koyamaki
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. integrifolia), mustard greens
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), common sundew
noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla)
- Salix gilgiana (species of willow)
- high-quality coarse tea