List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to abridge, to shorten, to economize
usually written using kana alone adverb
- (yet) again
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii), Siberian hazel
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
irregular reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Siebold's arrowwood (Viburnum sieboldii)
noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- hinoki leaf
- hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
- small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- marvel-of-Peru (Mirabilis jalapa), four-o'clock plant
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- mimosa (Mimosa pudica), sensitive plant, touch-me-not
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Chinese sumac (Brucea javanica)