List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
search-only kana form rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- chinsuko, traditional Okinawan biscuit made with wheat flour, lard and sugar
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hot flash, rush of blood to the head
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- staged event, faked situation, prearranged performance
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied (orig. used for keeping birds and wildlife away)
ateji rarely used kanji form irregular kanji usage usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) ใช adjective Kansai-ben
- truth, reality
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- notable, important, chief, valuable, conspicuous, outstanding
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- snowshoes
ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pence (monetary unit)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- constriction, narrow part (in middle)
- waist (esp. of a woman)
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be constricted, to tighten (in the middle), to narrow