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)
- quail
- Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits), wagtail, longclaw
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) archaic
- francolin (partridge-like bird of genus Francolinus)
- partridge (of genus Perdix)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- partridge (of genus Perdix)
gikun or jukujikun ateji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes), wren
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- (large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- chambered nautilus (esp. species Nautilus pompilius)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- musk deer
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus)