List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
obsolete kanji usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Utricularia bifida (species of bladderwort)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hammerhead shark
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- blue shark (Prionace glauca, species of circumglobal requiem shark)
irregular kanji usage usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- nagi (species of conifer, Nageia nagi)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Monochoria korsakowii (species of flowering plant)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- emperor moth (Actias artemis), Japanese moon moth
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- feigned ignorance
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo)