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)
- sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- star anise (Illicium verum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Ficus erecta (species of ficus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Meliosma rigida (species of flowering plant)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- flying lemur, colugo
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), red grouse
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- inshore hagfish (Eptatretus burgeri)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hagfish (esp. Myxine garmani)