List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
usually written using kana alone dated term conjunction
- after all, anyway, actually, well, ..., ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"), ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- family-friendly boss, boss sympathetic to male employees spending time with their children
usually written using kana alone expression noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- commonplace, ordinary, typical, ubiquitous, run-of-the-mill, mundane, found around every corner
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- mission golden-eyed tree frog (Trachycephalus resinifictrix), Amazon milk frog, blue milk frog
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- aepyornis, elephant bird
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- brown tabby cat
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- very rare, very unlikely (to happen), scarcely, seldom, improbable, almost never (occurring)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- failure, miss, slipup, blunder, bungle
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- mackerel tabby (cat), grey tabby
usually written using kana alone expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- brief (amount of time), short