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)
- sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)
usually written using kana alone adverb
- much more, not to mention, not to speak of, to say nothing of, let alone
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
usually written using kana alone noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- bad, wrong, evil, no good, wicked, reprehensible
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- antlion (esp. species Hagenomyia micans)
irregular kanji usage usually written using kana alone adverb
- piled up high, in a heap
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), Japanese bullfinch
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- doing for fun, play
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
- mud wall with raised roof edge (as a fire wall and status symbol), raised roof edge
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone sumo noun noun (generic)
- backward pivot throw, technique of leaning back and carrying one's opponent round and out of the ring
- turning the tables (on someone) at the last moment, last-minute reversal of fortunes