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) Kyoto-ben
- tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.), blanquillo, horse-head fish
usually written using kana alone expression
- stop complaining, stop making excuses
usually written using kana alone archaic Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to calm down
usually written using kana alone expression adverb
- (hurrying along) falling and stumbling, falling all over oneself
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone expression
- this (very thing), this precisely
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone expression noun noun (generic)
- (on) the spur of the moment, (by) mere chance
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to cut, to slit, to cut open
irregular reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sea grapes (Caulerpa lentillifera), green caviar
usually written using kana alone expression interjection Kansai-ben
- what the hell?, what are you going on about?, what the hell are you doing?, you've got to be kidding
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- southern Japanese hemlock (species of conifer native to Japan, Tsuga sieboldii)