List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
gairaigo Dutch origin ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- poultice
ateji rarely used kanji form historical term usually written using kana alone Christianity noun noun (generic)
- padre, title for Portuguese Jesuits who came to Japan in the 16th century
- Christianity, Christian
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Panama
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Paris (France)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- breadcrumbs
usually written using kana alone computing noun noun (generic)
- bit-wise
gairaigo Portuguese origin ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- velvet
search-only kana form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone expression kuru verb verb (generic)
- to come (home) to one, to click, to ring a bell, to understand at once, to know intuitively, to get (a joke or explanation), to catch on
- to appeal to one, to speak to one, to impress one
search-only kana form rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb intransitive verb
- taking a cut (of someone else's money), taking a rake-off, pocketing a kickback, skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- feet, foot