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)
- phoronid (any wormlike animal of phylum Phoronida)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- lingulate brachiopod (esp. species Lingula anatina)
usually written using kana alone rare term noun noun (generic)
- lampshell (excluding the lingulate brachiopods), lamp shell
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- peanut worm (any worm of phylum Sipuncula)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- echiurid, spoon worm
- fat innkeeper worm (Urechis unicinctus), penis fish
usually written using kana alone rare term noun noun (generic)
- tongue worm (any worm of phylum Pentastomida)
usually written using kana alone rare term noun noun (generic)
- beard worm (any worm of phylum Pogonophora)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- vestimentiferan (any tube worm of order Vestimentifera)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- arrow worm (any worm of phylum Chaetognatha)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- acorn worm (any hemichordate of class Enteropneusta)