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)
- black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- carrion crow (Corvus corone)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- common raven (Corvus corax)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Okinawa rail (Gallirallus okinawae)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- blister beetle, oil beetle (insects family Meloidae)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bean blister beetle (Epicauta gorhami)
usually written using kana alone colloquial noun noun (generic)
- tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- American badger (Taxidea taxus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi)