List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sand dollar (Astriclypeus mannii)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- stony coral, scleractinia, madrepore
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- mackerel tuna (Euthynnus affinis), little tuna, kawakawa
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- akumaki, traditional sweet made from glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaf and soaked in lye
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- Ikameshi (rice-filled squid), stuffed squid
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Benifuki (tea cultivar)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Carolina crane's-bill (Geranium carolinianum), Carolina geranium
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- painted sweetlips (Diagramma pictum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese mud shrimp (Upogebia major)
usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- hลtล, flat udon noodles in vegetable soup