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)
- Lecanorchis japonica (species of saprophytic orchid)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- cobia (Rachycentron canadum), sergeant fish
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutsh), silver salmon
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hinny
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic) Ichidan verb intransitive verb
- roaming, loitering, wandering, far astray
- to be able to loiter, to be able to roam
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- time, age, chance, moment, occasion
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- giant clam (any clam of subfamily Tridacninae)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone abbreviation noun noun (generic) Buddhism
- giant clam (any clam of subfamily Tridacninae)
- giant clam shell (one of the seven treasures)
usually written using kana alone expression
- the unthinkable
usually written using kana alone expression
- desirable prey, easy game, easy mark, easy prey, easy target