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)
- karayuki-san, young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- karayuki-san, young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)
usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- such, like that, in that way
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone expression noun noun (generic)
- only natural, no wonder, as expected, of course, as it should be
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ground toasted sesame seeds, ground sesame
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Chiroteuthis imperator (species of squid)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Chiroteuthidae (family of squids)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb noun noun (generic)
- at the time, in those days, then
historical term usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Kara Khitai (Central Asian Khitan empire; 1132-1211)
usually written using kana alone historical term noun noun (generic)
- Western Liao (Central Asian Khitan empire; 1132-1211)