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)
- Gomphina melanegis (species of Venus clam)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Xenostrobus securis (species of saltwater mussel)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Mactra veneriformis (species of trough shell)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Meretrix petechialis (species of hard clam)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Lanceolaria grayana (species of freshwater mussel)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Sphaerium japonicum (species of fingernail clam)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Corbicula japonica (species of basket clam)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Asian green mussel (Perna viridis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Pronodularia japanensis (species of freshwater mussel)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Uperotus clava (species of shipworm)