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)
- pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis), southern minke whale
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii), skunk dolphin, panda dolphin
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia), black dolphin
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Haviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata)