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)
- green spotted puffer (Tetraodon nigroviridis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- flat-headed goby (Luciogobius guttatus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Pungtungia herzi (species of cyprinid)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- big-eyed flathead (Suggrundus meerdervoortii)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Miyabe charr (Salvelinus malma miyabei)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus), estuary cod, greasy cod, spotted river cod, estuary rock cod
expression noun noun (generic) jocular, humorous term usually written using kana alone
- mountain god
- one's wife (esp. a nagging wife)
- roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Tanakia lanceolata (species of cyprinid)