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)
- Siberian lily (Lilium pensylvanicum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- lemon day-lily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, formerly Hemerocallis flava), lemon lily, yellow day-lily
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Parnassius stubbendorfii (species of swallowtail)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- black-veined white (species of butterfly, Aporia crataegi)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- water scavenger beetles (Hydrophilidae family)
usually written using kana alone expression kuru verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be (deeply) moving, to pack an (emotional) punch, to be emotionally touching, to strike home, to strike a chord
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bush dog (Speothos venaticus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Falkland Islands wolf (Dusicyon australis), warrah, Falkland Islands dog, Falkland Islands fox, Antarctic wolf
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous), forest fox, wood fox, common fox