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)
- English oak (Quercus robur), pedunculate oak, common oak, French oak
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- elk (Cervus canadensis), wapiti
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- English oak (Quercus robur), pedunculate oak, common oak, French oak
usually written using kana alone expression adverb
- about here, in this neighborhood
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- box jellyfish (Cubozoa spp.), sea wasp
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Okinawa pit viper (Ovophis okinavensis), Ryukyu Island pit viper
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Gelidium japonicum (species of seaweed)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- love grass (Eragrostis ferruginea), bay grass
usually written using kana alone botany noun noun (generic)
- cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) colloquial
- robbery
- (intentional) overcharging, rip-off, highway robbery