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)
- millipede
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- poison bulb (Crinum asiaticum), giant crinum lily
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- tree onion (Allium x proliferum)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to fret (esp. of a young child), to be fretful, to be peevish
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) rare term
- meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides)
- great white shark, white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bagworm, bagworm moth
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Indian soapberry (Sapindus mukorossi), Chinese soapberry, washnut, soapnut tree
gairaigo Ainu origin rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- murmur, mutter, murmuring
- tweet, Twitter post
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- feigned ignorance, assumed innocence