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)
- dusky batfish (Platax pinnatus)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) rare term
- longfin batfish (Platax teira), Tiera batfish
- flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- juvenile Japanese sea bass (under two years old and roughly 25 cm in length)
rarely used kanji form children's language usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pee-pee, wee-wee
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- blackfin sea bass (Lateolabrax latus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium rosulatum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- golden spadefish (Platax boersii), Boer's batfish
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), Atlantic bluefin tuna
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- louvar (Luvarus imperialis), luvar
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- spotted scat (Scatophagus argus), green scat, red scat