List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- drone beetle (Pseudotorynorrhina japonica)
- scarab beetle
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dusty miller (Jacobaea maritima)
usually written using kana alone expression adverb
- using every trick in the book, using every trick one knows, by one rouse or another, with careful coaxing, carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
usually written using kana alone adverb
- without a break, without stopping, incessantly, ceaselessly
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese maple (Acer japonicum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- trident maple (Acer buergerianum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- dhole (Cuon alpinus)
- red wolf (Canis rufus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Hokkaido wolf (Canis lupus hattai, extinct)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sunset hibiscus (Hibiscus manihot)