List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
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
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese cinnamon (Cinnamomum japonicum)
vulgar expression or word slang usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- anus, asshole, arsehole
irregular okurigana usually written using kana alone suffix
- relying entirely on ..., using solely ...
- with the sole purpose of ...
- based on (mutual consent, etc.)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bum, slacker, good-for-nothing, loser
usually written using kana alone suru verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to close in on (30 years of age, etc.), to approach, to get close to
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Asclepios shiranui (species of pond skater)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- (game of) whack-a-mole, whac-a-mole
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- jumble, hodgepodge, mishmash, disorderly mixture