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)
- agave, maguey
- American aloe, century plant (Agave americana)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri), autumn bellflower
gairaigo Ainu origin rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
gikun or jukujikun usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese green woodpecker (Picus awokera), Japanese woodpecker, wavy-bellied woodpecker
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- phosphorus (P)
usually written using kana alone noun or participle taking the aux. verb する verb (generic) noun (generic) intransitive verb adverb adverb taking the と particle
- to feel chilly
- to be afraid, to be frightened, to be nervous, to be anxious, to be worried, to be on edge
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to spill, to drop, to shed (tears)
- to grumble (about), to complain (of)
- to let (one's feelings) show
obsolete reading rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bamboo screen, rattan blind
- bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
蓮根れんこんrenkonsearch-only kana form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- lotus root