List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
popular ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Rome
food, cooking noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone botany
- tian cha, sweet tea, blackberry leaf tea
- Chinese blackberry (Rubus suavissimus)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone colloquial pronoun
- I, me
usually written using kana alone expression conjunction
- as (X, then Y), with, in accordance with, in proportion to
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- starry toado (pufferfish)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Alpine leek (Allium victorialis var. platyphyllum)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) abbreviation
- Chinese onion (Allium chinense), Chinese scallion, Kiangsi scallion, rakkyo
- pickled Chinese onion
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- rosemary
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sweet basil