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)
- striped bonito (Sarda orientalis), Mexican bonito
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Chinese bleak (Aphyocypris chinensis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- grey stingfish (Minous monodactylus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- lavender jobfish (Pristipomoides sieboldii), flower jobfish
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Biwa oily gudgeon (Sarcocheilichthys variegatus microoculus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese parrotfish (Calotomus japonicus)