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)
- fukugi (Garcinia subelliptica), happiness tree
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), turkey buzzard
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Parasteatoda japonica (species of tangle-web spider)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae spp.)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- silver-studded blue (Plebejus argus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Eobiana engelhardti (species of bush cricket)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Aucuba japonica var. borealis (variety of Japanese laurel)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- himedaka, gold-colored breed of the Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Ilex leucoclada (species of holly)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Trapa incisa (species of plant closely related to the water caltrop)