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)
- geometer moth, geometrid
usually written using kana alone expression suru verb verb (generic)
- to neglect, to ignore, to disregard, to make light of
usually written using kana alone adverb
- well, properly, skillfully
- often
- how (could you), why (would you)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
noun noun (generic) engineering usually written using kana alone medicine
- comparing and adjusting, reconciling, knocking into shape, bouncing of ideas, opinions, etc. off each other to obtain a fine-tuned integrated whole
- lapping, precision surface finishing, mating by rubbing together
- margination
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) colloquial
- Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans)
- wasp, hornet, yellow jacket
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese honeybee (Apis cerana japonica)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Western honeybee, European honeybee (Apis mellifera)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Okinawan habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Taiwanese habu (Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus)