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)
- Anopheles (genus of mosquitoes)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- swift (any bird of family Apodidae)
- fork-tailed swift (Apus pacificus)
ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- stormy weather (at sea)
- poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
- poor turn-out, recession
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- waste of effort, thankless task
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- chipmunk (esp. the Siberian chipmunk, Tamias sibiricus)
ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb
- (not) well, (not) properly, (not) enough, (not) sufficiently
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- one's appearance, clothing, costume, dress
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- replacement, substitution, rebuilding, changing
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- soba in hot broth, soba without any trimmings
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- udon noodles in broth (no trimmings)