List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
rarely used kana form obsolete reading search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pomegranate (Punica granatum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- striped beakfish (Oplegnathus fasciatus)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis), slender sprat
search-only kana form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- tip-off (to the authorities), information (on), anonymous report
search-only kana form search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) colloquial usually written using kana alone
- smith, blacksmith
- small crowbar for extracting nails, cat's paw
usually written using kana alone adverb
- unexpectedly, by chance or accident
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- duster
- dusting, removing dust
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone expression adverb
- namely, that is (to say), in other words
usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- various