List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- linden arrowwood (Viburnum dilatatum), Japanese bush cranberry
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese sumac (Rhus trichocarpa)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Mongolian oak (Quercus mongolica)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree)
- extremely spicy form of chili pepper
- variety of high-quality green tea
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Asian poison ivy (Rhus ambigua)
irregular okurigana usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Alangium platanifolium var. trilobum
gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to sway to and fro, to drift about, to flutter, to flicker
- to be fickle, to be irresolute, to vacillate, to waver
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- noble (birth), royal, august, exalted, high-born, of high rank