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)
- Greenland
ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Cambridge
gairaigo German origin popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.)
gairaigo English origin Dutch origin popular ateji JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- coffee
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- corduroy, corded velveteen
gairaigo German origin English origin popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- cocaine
gairaigo Portuguese origin Dutch origin popular search-only kana form rarely used kanji form ateji JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) card games
- glass (drinking vessel), tumbler
- cups (suit)
ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Colombia
popular ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- concrete
gairaigo waseigo English origin popular search-only kana form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- green light, (giving) permission, OK