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)
- Labracoglossa argentiventris (species of knifefish)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Gnathopogon elongatus (species of cyprinid)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- cookie-cutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis), cigar shark
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Chinese false gudgeon (Abbottina rivularis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata), rainbow yellowtail, Spanish jack, Hawaiian salmon
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereus), bummalo
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- mudskipper (Periophthalmus cantonensis), mudspringer
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- harlequin sandsmelt (Parapercis pulchella)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Omobranchus elegans (species of combtooth blenny)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Hemibarbus barbus (species of cyprinid)