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)
- sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- lookdown (Selene vomer)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ninja lanternshark (Etmopterus benchleyi)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus), kiwano, African horned cucumber, jelly melon
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- golden oyster mushroom (Pleurotus cornucopiae)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bamboo fungus (Phallus indusiatus), bamboo pith, long net stinkhorn, crinoline stinkhorn
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese canopy plant (Paris japonica)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- choy sum (Brassica rapa var. parachinensis), choi sum, Chinese flowering cabbage
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- tatsoi (Brassica rapa), tah tsai, rosette bok choy
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- amanatsu (Citrus natsudaidai), Japanese summer orange, less sour variety of the natsumikan