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)
- Japanese marsh warbler (Megalurus pryeri)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Himalayan black bear (Ursus thibetanus), Asiatic black bear
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- American black bear (Ursus americanus)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Cryptotympana facialis (species of cicada)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- brown bear (esp. the Ussuri brown bear, Ursus arctos lasiotus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Baikal seal (Phoca sibirica)
usually written using kana alone adverb
- even if
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- snow goose (Chen caerulescens), blue goose