List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa), Japanese cypress
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bookmark
- guidebook
popular ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
obsolete kanji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- jujube (Ziziphus jujuba), Chinese date, red date
- small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), date
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera)
usually written using kana alone ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- impertinent, impudent, cheeky
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) hanafuda
- dregs, sediment, grounds, meal
- lees (esp. sake)
- leftovers, by-product
- worthless item, junk
- dregs (e.g. of society), scum, dross
- 1-point card
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to rise high (of water), to overflow, to swell
- to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.), to be bursting with, to be brimming with, to pervade (of an atmosphere, feeling, etc.), to prevail