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) abbreviation sumo
- collision, bumping into
- head-to-head training, drill consisting of pushing and being pushed, battering practice
children's language usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) dated term
- food
- cooked rice
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta), rhesus macaque
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bilge water
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to tire of, to lose interest in, to be too much for one, to find unmanageable, to be beyond one's control, to not know what to do with
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma), Alaska pollack
usually written using kana alone idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be settled, to be brought to an end
usually written using kana alone expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to settle, to finish, to bring to an end
usually written using kana alone colloquial adverb
- comparatively, quite, rather