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)
- tidepool gunnel (Pholis nebulosa)
noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone sumo
- leader of a (large) group
- large decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
- puffbird (any bird of family Bucconidae)
- first makushita rikishi listed on the banzuke
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- barbet (any bird of family Capitonidae)
usually written using kana alone noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- trivial, trifling, insignificant, not worth bothering with, worthless, useless, good-for-nothing
- stupid, nonsensical, absurd, foolish, silly
usually written using kana alone noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- trivial, trifling, insignificant, not worth bothering with, worthless, useless, good-for-nothing
- stupid, nonsensical, absurd, foolish, silly
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- kanji radical 13 ("upside-down box")
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- kanji radical 13 ("upside-down box")
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- kanji "wa" radical at top (radical 14)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)