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)
- Western honeybee, European honeybee (Apis mellifera)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Okinawan habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Taiwanese habu (Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- common Japanese conger eel (Conger myriaster), whitespotted conger
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- asp viper (Vipera aspis)
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- viper (esp. a pitless viper)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- European adder (Vipera berus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Argiope amoena (species of orb-weaving spider)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)