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)
- 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)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Sicyopterus japonicus (species of goby)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- shortbill spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- polka-dot ribbonfish (Desmodema polystictum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- razorfish (Aeoliscus strigatus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Enneapterygius etheostomus (species of threefin blenny)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- telescopefish (Giganturidae spp., esp. species Gigantura chuni)