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)
- dogfish (any shark of family Squalidae)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- horned lizard, horned toad
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- slime flounder (Microstomus achne)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), humpback salmon
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata), cat grass
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- harvest mouse (Mus minutus)
ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- junk, rubbish, trash, garbage, odds and ends