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)
- timber wolf, lobo
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone expression
- now is the (important) time, this is the (critical) moment, this is when it matters, this is the place
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Hami melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus), Chinese Hami melon, snow melon
usually written using kana alone expression adverb
- opportunely, conveniently, at the right time
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- threadfin (any fish of family Polynemidae, esp. the striped threadfin, Polydactylus plebeius)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- what was said, what it means, origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- geoduck (Panopea generosa)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- wedge sea hare (Dolabella auricularia)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- widespread column (species of land snail, Pupilla muscorum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- black-striped mussel (Mytilopsis sallei)