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)
- primrose
- Siebold's primrose (Primula sieboldii), cherry blossom primrose, Japanese woodland primrose
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves)
- white underside, white bottom, white inner
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- calabash (Lagenaria siceraria), bottle gourd
- gourd (container), calabash
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Chinese yam (Dioscorea batatas)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- fin whale, finback (whale), razorback whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Sulculus diversicolor supertexta (species of abalone or ear shell)
usually written using kana alone adverb
- with all due respect ..., I venture to say ..., Excuse me, but ...
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- towel twisted into a headband
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- tarsier (Tarsius syrichta), specter lemur, spectre lemur