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)
- very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.), fine-tooth-comb search, exhaustive search, scouring
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae), gnat
gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- earthworm, worm
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- house centipede (Scutigeromorpha spp.)
- contemptible person, skunk, wretch, louse
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- slug
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.), freshwater clam, freshwater mussel
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), Indian millet
gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- lizard
- skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) abbreviation derogatory
- bat (Chiroptera spp.)
- umbrella
- opportunist, turncoat
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pyralid (any moth of family Pyralidae, many of which have larvae that devour foodstuffs)