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) Kantou-ben
- young Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata)
usually written using kana alone abbreviation noun noun (generic)
- swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- star anise (Illicium verum)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Ficus erecta (species of ficus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Meliosma rigida (species of flowering plant)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- flying lemur, colugo
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), red grouse