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) archaic
- pike gudgeon (Pseudogobio esocinus)
- Oriental photinia (Photinia villosa)
- Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)
- Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor), tampala
- sickle handle
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- black rockfish (Sebastes inermis), darkbanded rockfish
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- multicolorfin rainbowfish (Parajulis poecilepterus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- luna lionfish (Pterois lunulata)
usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to blend (something) in, to spread (on) thoroughly, to apply evenly (to the skin, hair, etc.)
- to make (something or someone) used to (an environment, etc.), to adapt, to acclimatize, to make (someone) fit in
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- African mole rat (any rodent of family Bathyergidae)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- shrew (any rodent of family Soricidae, esp. those of genus Sorex)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- large Japanese field mouse (Apodemus speciosus)