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)
- devil stinger (Inimicus japonicus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- queen snapper (Etelis coruscans), ruby snapper, flame snapper
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bluntnose lizardfish (Trachinocephalus myops), snakefish
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Acheilognathus macropterus (species of cyprinid)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Bering wolffish (Anarhichas orientalis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Sarcocheilichthys variegatus variegatus (subspecies of cyprinid)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- golden venus chub (Hemigrammocypris rasborella)
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- large-headed midnight fish (Poromitra crassiceps)
- armored fish, armoured fish
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Acheilognathus rhombeus (species of cyprinid)