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)
- lettuce
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)
historical term usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Champa (former kingdom(s) in central Vietnam)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- European hare (Lepus europaeus), brown hare
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to lean (something) against, to set against, to prop up against
usually written using kana alone expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to count on the abacus
- to calculate cost-benefit, to calculate profitability, to be guided by self-interest
usually written using kana alone mahjong noun noun (generic)
- not fishing, needing more than one tile to win
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- abura-gaya (Scirpus wichurai)
ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Hollywood