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)
- ferret badger (esp. the Chinese ferret-badger, Melogale moschata)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese azalea (Rhododendron japonicum), renge azalea
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) archaic
- Rhododendron macrosepalum
- Japanese azalea (Rhododendron japonicum), renge azalea
colloquial usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- at first glance poor, but on closer examination skillful (of artwork, etc.), crude but charming, poorly made but captivating
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sawtooth stag beetle (Prosopocoilus inclinatus), saw stag beetle
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Miyama stag beetle (Lucanus maculifemoratus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- egg crab (Atergatis spp.)
slang usually written using kana alone obsolete term noun noun (generic)
- being pregnant
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Monema flavescens (species of slug moth)
usually written using kana alone expression ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- derisory, negligible, minimal, nominal, imperceptible