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)
- spaghetti squash
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Penstemon frutescens (species of beardtongue)
irregular kanji usage usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- royal poinciana (Delonix regia), flamboyant
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Branchinella kugenumaensis (species of fairy shrimp)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Southern maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris), black maidenhair fern, Venus hair fern
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- fairy slipper (Calypso bulbosa, esp. Calypso bulbosa var. speciosa)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- large-flowered lady's slipper (Cypripedium macranthos var. speciosum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus, esp. Lotus corniculatus var. japonicus), birdsfoot trefoil
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Salsola komarovii (species of saltwort)