List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic)
- feeling a sudden chill, feeling a shiver
- feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.), shuddering
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- telling a riddle
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), cowberry
ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sarsaparilla (Smilax regelii), sarsa
obsolete kanji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) colloquial
- Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla)
- Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
usually written using kana alone archaic noun noun (generic)
- Poria cocos (species of basidiomycete used in Chinese medicine)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese sable (subspecies of sable native to Hokkaido, Martes zibellina brachyura)
usually written using kana alone rare term noun noun (generic)
- red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- chironomid (any insect of family Chironomidae), non-biting midge