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)
- Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Tamias sibiricus lineatus (subspecies of Siberian chipmunk native to Hokkaido)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Korean chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus barberi)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- macaw
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sulphur-crested cockatoo (sulfur) (Cacatua galerita)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), rainbow lory
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- silkworm moth, silk moth (Bombyx mori)