List: word usually written using kana alone
Words and expressions which are always written using hiragana or katakana.
gairaigo Chinese origin usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Chinese high fin banded shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus), Chinese sucker
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- fourspine sculpin (Cottus kazika)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- kissing loach (Leptobotia curta)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- reedfish (Erpetoichthys calabaricus), ropefish
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Samoan mullet goby (Mugilogobius abei)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- skilfish (Erilepis zonifer), skil
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ragfish (Icosteus aenigmaticus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- golden threadfin bream (Nemipterus virgatus), besugo
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- basketfish (Kentrocapros aculeatus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- chinamanfish (Symphorus nematophorus)