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)
- gladiolus
- Dutch iris (Iris x hollandica)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone expression Kansai-ben
- darn it!, darn!, oops!, oh dear!, oh no!
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb
- (not) at all, (not) a bit, (not) in the least, (not) in the slightest
usually written using kana alone colloquial noun noun (generic)
- bad pun, corny joke, worn-out joke, dad joke
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone expression Kansai-ben
- darn it!, darn!, oops!, oh dear!, oh no!
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- chatting without a break, talking without pause
- amusing two-person dialogue (form of stand-up comedy)
usually written using kana alone colloquial godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to chat enthusiastically, to chatter, to talk on and on
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Namiye's frog (Limnonectes namiyei)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Amami tip-nosed frog (Odorrana amamiensis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Dybowski's frog (Rana dybowskii)