List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Israel
gairaigo Italian origin popular obsolete reading ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Italy
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- catnip (Nepeta cataria), catmint
ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Iran
popular usually written using kana alone sports noun noun (generic) noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic) expression golf abbreviation
- in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.), inside the line
- in, inside, internal, interior
- enter here, enter, entrance, (parking) entry
- back nine
- inside lane (track cycling, speed skating, etc.)
- check-in time
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- England
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- inch
popular ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- India
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Indochina
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Indonesia