List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae)
- red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)
usually written using kana alone dated term conjunction
- if so, in that case, then
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- spear squid (Loligo bleekeri)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese bindweed (Calystegia japonica)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- fiddler crab (esp. species Uca arcuata)
irregular kanji usage usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood
- traditional bugaku hat
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- soused mackerel, vinegared mackerel
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)
irregular kanji usage usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- thoroughwort (species of boneset, Eupatorium fortunei)