List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
gairaigo Russian origin popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Russia
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- folly, fool
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- empty threat, bluff, paper tiger
irregular okurigana usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- drainboard, floor grates, duckboard, slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus), common pet parakeet, shell parakeet, budgie
ateji colloquial usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- very strange, odd, queer
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)