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)
- chives (Allium schoenoprasum var. schoenoprasum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), common cardinal
usually written using kana alone adverb
- as (much) as possible, as (much) as one can, wherever practicable, if possible
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Chinese windmill (species of red-bodied swallowtail butterfly, Atrophaneura alcinous)
usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- hazy, dim, faint, vague
- minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- common nutmeg (tree) (Myristica fragrans)
gairaigo Portuguese origin ateji usually written using kana alone rare term noun noun (generic)
- red wine
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex), Chinese bottletree, Japanese varnishtree, phoenix-tree
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Hodgson's hawk eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis), mountain hawk-eagle
usually written using kana alone architecture noun noun (generic)
- tenon, cog, pivot