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)
- reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Mya arenaria oonogai (subspecies of soft-shell clam)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Lamium album var. barbatum (variety of white deadnettle)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- northern pintail (Anas acuta)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Oriental false hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- olm (Proteus anguinus)
gairaigo Dutch origin ateji rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- German chamomile (Matricaria recutita), German camomile
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pocketbook plant (any plant of genus Calceolaria)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica), beefsteak mushroom
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- endive (Cichorium endivia), escarole