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)
- kitchener stitch (knitting)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- striking into, driving into
- throwing in, tossing in
- mixing
- wearing (a sword)
- bottom fishing, legering
- gap between pegs in a pachinko machine (that a ball can pass through)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone expression noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- (not) so much, (not) that much
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to drive (something) into, to strike into, to hammer in
- to throw into, to toss into, to cast into
- to mix
- to wear (a sword), to carry
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to go mad
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sun spider (any arachnid of order Solifugae), wind scorpion, camel spider, solpugid
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- kakapo (Strigops habroptila), owl parrot
usually written using kana alone medicine noun noun (generic)
- koi herpes virus, KHV
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- true cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum verum), Ceylon cinnamon tree