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)
- American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Amur minnow (Phoxinus lagowskii steindachneri)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- worm lizard, amphisbaenian
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese clawed salamander (Onychodactylus japonicus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- spadefoot toad (Pelobatidae spp.)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Oriental fire-bellied toad (Bombina orientalis)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese lobster (Metanephrops japonicus)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb
- at the mercy of (e.g. the waves), with (e.g. the wind)