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)
- pipefish (esp. the seaweed pipefish, Syngnathus schlegeli)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- scalpel sawtail (Prionurus scalprum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- shipworm (esp. naval shipworm, Teredo navalis), teredo
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- shortawn foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- small cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sweet violet (Viola odorata)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- swordfish (Xiphias gladius), broadbill
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- turaco (any bird of family Musophagidae, esp. the Knysna turaco, Tauraco corythaix), touraco, loerie, lourie