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)
- Tehran (Iran)
gairaigo waseigo English origin popular usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- video game (played on a home console)
search-only kana form ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Denmark
gairaigo Portuguese origin popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- Turkey, Tรผrkiye
- turquoise
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dollar
- money, cash
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Nile (river)
popular search-only kana form ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Nicaragua
popular search-only kana form ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- New Zealand
popular search-only kana form ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- New York
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone martial arts noun noun (generic)
- nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks), nunchucks