List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
irregular kanji usage usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- making light of, disregarding
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- moray (eel) (Gymnothorax kidako), muraenid
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- unsun karuta, Japanese deck of cards with 5 suits of 15 cards each
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- goat's milk, goat milk
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bracket fungus (Ganoderma lucidum), reishi mushroom
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hardy kiwi (Actinidia arguta), kiwi berry, tara vine, bower vine
usually written using kana alone expression noun noun (generic)
- devil's walking stick (Aralia elata), Japanese angelica tree
obsolete kanji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- figure, design
- twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes
- style (of writing), figure (of speech)
- design, plot, plan
- minor market fluctuation, technical correction
- cat's cradle
- lease rod (in a loom)
usually written using kana alone expression noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- uncalled for, unnecessary, gratuitous