List: word containing irregular kana usage

gairaigo  Chinese origin  popular  irregular reading  search-only kana form  rarely used kanji form  search-only kanji form  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

• ramen, Chinese-style noodles

irregular reading  noun  noun (generic) 

• literacy

irregular reading  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb 

• renovation

irregular reading  noun  noun (generic) 

• ribosome

irregular reading  noun  noun (generic) 

• rhythm box

irregular reading  noun  noun (generic) 

• beta-carotene

irregular reading  irregular kanji usage  noun  noun (generic)  derogatory 

• god of pestilence, god who spreads infectious diseases
• jinx, hoodoo, pest, odious person, plague, angel of death

rarely used kana form  irregular reading  noun  noun (generic) 

• side of the face
• side

irregular reading  noun  noun (generic) 

• yellow sand, yellow dust, Asian dust, dust carried on high winds from Mongolia, northern China, and Kazakhstan
• loess
• desert

irregular reading  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb 

• commanding a subordinate