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)
- whalebone, baleen
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- baleen whale, whalebone whale, mysticete
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- beaked whale (esp. Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris)
irregular reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Stejneger's beaked whale (Mesoplodon stejnegeri)
usually written using kana alone rare term noun noun (generic)
- minke whale, piked whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Arnoux's beaked whale (Berardius arnuxii)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- toothed whale, odontocete
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- adzuki bean weevil (Callosobruchus chinensis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sweet potato weevil (Cylas formicarius)