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)
- red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus), gurnet, sea robin
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- blue-winged skipper butterfly
abbreviation usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hand net, dip net, scoop net
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Tamarix chinensis, Chinese tamarisk
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- wax-leaf privet (Ligustrum japonicum), Japanese privet
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pike (esp. the Amur pike, Esox reichertii), pickerel
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- thornback ray (Raja clavata), thornback skate
usually written using kana alone interjection
- what the hell, oh, great!, son of a gun, holy mackerel, oh no!, holy cow!, damn!
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- blackback butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus)
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- speckled butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus), citron butterflyfish