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)
- Miyamayomena savatieri (species of flowering plant)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)
colloquial usually written using kana alone expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to become stupid from associating with stupid people, to be infected with stupidity
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be in the process of being ...
search-only kana form rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone trademark noun noun (generic)
- costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva var. littorea), tawny daylily
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone expression
- as (one pleases, one is told, etc.), wherever (e.g. one's feet take one), according to
usually written using kana alone pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic) colloquial abbreviation expression
- like, similar to
- (I) think (that), (I) have a feeling (that)
- feels like, feels similar to, feels as if
usually written using kana alone auxiliary verb verb (generic)
- it seems that ..., it appears that ...
- is like ..., is similar to ...
usually written using kana alone polite language auxiliary
- seeming to be, appearing to be
- like, similar to