List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- domestic pigeon, feral pigeon
usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- namasu, dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- maggot, larva, grub
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis), rufous turtle dove
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- oleaster (any plant of genus Elaeagnus), silverberry
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone expression
- always, all the time
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bedpan, chamber pot, potty
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- tapir (Tapirus spp.)
- mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams)