List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
gairaigo Portuguese origin ateji historical term usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- chief trader (of the Dutch trading post at Dejima)
- captain (of a European ship; Edo period)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- nod, inclination of the head
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone honorific language polite language expression
- in respect of, in regard to, as for
gikun or jukujikun search-only kana form rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be precocious, to be mature for one's age, to seem grown-up, to seem mature
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to begin to open, to come out
- to smile broadly
- to come apart at the seams (clothes)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- mud creeper (Terebralia palustris)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- strepsipteran
search-only kana form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone colloquial female term expression noun noun (generic)
- my home, my family