List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya)
- grasshopper, locust (of family Catantopidae)
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth), (hairless) caterpillar
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be due to, to be caused by
- to depend on, to turn on
- to be based on, to come from
- to be based at (a location, an organization), to be headquartered at
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to snatch (from someone), to tear (away), to steal
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) ใช adjective
- continuous, continual, unceasing, incessant, without interruption
irregular kanji usage usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to slap, to strike, to spank
noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- cover (e.g. for illegal activity), front, guise
- Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant)
- straw raincoat that makes one invisible
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- common bean, green bean
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) usually written using kana alone
- jet black, pitch dark
- peyote (Lophophora williamsii), mescaline
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- cockscomb pearl mussel (Cristaria plicata)