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)
- tub, washbasin, washbowl
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- chinaberry, Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach)
- Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)
irregular reading usually written using kana alone suffix ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- difficult to ... (physically or emotionally), hard to ...
irregular reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) Kansai-ben
- decorative portable shrine, float used in festivals
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone expression
- at the mercy of (something or someone)
usually written using kana alone expression
- thereupon, shortly thereafter
ateji rarely used kanji form onomatopoeic or mimetic word usually written using kana alone adverb
- completely, entirely, absolutely
- not at all, not in the least
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to hull (rice, barley, etc.), to pound (rice), to polish (rice), to stamp (ore)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- side door, side gate, wicket gate
usually written using kana alone conjunction
- and yet, even so, nonetheless, for all that