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)
- owlfly (any insect of family Ascalaphidae), owl fly
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- belly crawl (of a baby), commando crawl
obsolete kanji dated term usually written using kana alone adverb
- (not) at all, wholly, entirely, completely, totally
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- to dote upon, to pity, to cherish, to think tenderly of
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- tarantula (any spider of family Theraphosidae)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- shaggy chanterelle (Turbinellus floccosus), scaly chanterelle, woolly chanterelle
Internet slang usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- shitpost (poor-quality or deliberately provocative post on an Internet forum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Tricholoma fulvocastaneum (species of gilled mushroom)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- housewives' choral group, mothers' chorus group
usually written using kana alone expression noun noun (generic)
- common occurrence, everyday occurrence, not an uncommon case, normal thing, everyday affair