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) food, cooking
- Siberia
- cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
usually written using kana alone obsolete term noun noun (generic)
- Siam (former name of Thailand)
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- champagne
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Syria
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Singapore
gairaigo waseigo English origin popular JLPT N1 abbreviation usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- jeans, dungarees
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Jamaica
gairaigo French origin popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Geneva
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- jingisukan, grilled mutton and vegetable dish
- slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)
gairaigo French origin popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Switzerland