List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- binding (someone) hand and foot
- being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- ganmodoki, fried tofu fritter made with vegetables
noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- flagstaff, flagpole
- arabis (any plant of genus Arabis, esp. tower mustard, Arabis glabra), rock cress
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb
- immediately, instantly, right away
- suddenly, abruptly, all of a sudden
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- kokanee salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
usually written using kana alone adverb
- extremely, highly
irregular reading ateji search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone い adjective adjective (generic)
- uncertain, doubtful, unpromising
- unreliable, unsteady, insecure, shaky, faltering
- unclear, vague, hazy, indistinct
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form formal or literary term usually written using kana alone adverb
- how much
usually written using kana alone adverb noun noun (generic)
- how much, how many, however
usually written using kana alone な adjective adjective (generic)
- what sort of, what kind of, what way