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)
- African wildcat (Felis lybica)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) colloquial
- eggcase (shell) of the greater argonaut
- greater argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta argo)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- red frog crab (Ranina ranina)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- blue shark (Prionace glauca)
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression usually written using kana alone expression noun noun (generic)
- carrot and stick, candy and whip
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Tinea translucens (species of clothes moth)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dromedary (Camelus dromedarius)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- cone shell (Conus geographus)
irregular okurigana usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pea crab (any crab of the family Pinnotheridae)