List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
gairaigo Portuguese origin usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- shawm-like instrument played by street vendors (sometimes referred to as a flute)
gairaigo Korean origin usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bachelor
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hard tick, ixodid
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone expression
- one (of), any (one of), either (of)
usually written using kana alone expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to have a go, to try and do (something), to take a chance with something
usually written using kana alone expression
- if it is good
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- brown bear (Ursus arctos)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- finger flick to the forehead
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese silverleaf (Farfugium japonicum)