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)
- star snapper (species of fish, Lutjanus stellatus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- spotstripe snapper (species of fish, Lutjanus ophuysenii)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Sebastes iracundus (species of rockfish)
usually written using kana alone rare term noun noun (generic)
- Sebastes iracundus (species of rockfish)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- any large, red, deep-water scorpionfish with big eyes
- Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- moss phlox (Phlox subulata), moss pink
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
obsolete kanji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dark chub (Nipponocypris temminckii)
obsolete kanji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- blackthroat seaperch (Doederleinia berycoides), rosy seabass
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Bensasi goatfish (Upeneus japonicus)