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)
- Wels catfish (Silurus glanis)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Ischikauia steenackeri (species of cyprinid fish)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- wanieso lizardfish (Saurida wanieso)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Odontamblyopus lacepedii (species of eel goby)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- great green turban (Turbo marmoratus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- noble scallop (Chlamys nobilis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bladder moon shell (Glossaulax didyma)
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic) archaic
- glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient
- trickery, deception
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate