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)
- skua (any bird of family Stercorariidae, incl. the jaegers)
- pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus), pomarine skua
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- parasitic jaeger, Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- long-tailed jaeger, long-tailed skua (Stercorarius longicaudus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pale thrush (Turdus pallidus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Eurasian golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- piping plover (Charadrius melodus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- black-tailed godwit (species of sandpiper, Limosa limosa)