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)
- slime flounder (Microstomus achne)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), humpback salmon
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata), cat grass
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- harvest mouse (Mus minutus)
ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- junk, rubbish, trash, garbage, odds and ends
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb archaic
- to be dazzled by, to be dizzied by, to be disoriented by
- to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
- to become dark
usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- sexy, popular, well-liked
usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)