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)
- wind orchid (Vanda falcata), samurai orchid
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis), carpet box, Japanese spurge
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- swan goose (Anser cygnoides), Chinese goose
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus), Bewick's swan, whistling swan
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) Kansai-ben
- to get angry, to take offense (offence), to be furious
rarely used kana form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata), hornbilled puffin
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese fairy bells (Disporum smilacinum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Asian brown flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Pinguicula ramosa (butterwort species)