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)
- hoverfly (Syrphidae spp.), syrphid
- drone fly (Eristalis tenax)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), golden poppy
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bee (any insect of the clade Anthophila)
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to get irritated
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera truncata), crab cactus
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), mosquito fish, gambusia
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)