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)
- collector urchin (Tripneustes gratilla)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- floral egg crab (Atergatis floridus), shawl crab, brown egg crab
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sand sifting starfish (Astropecten polyacanthus), comb star
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Amakusa jellyfish (Sanderia malayensis)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Zosimus aeneus (species of poisonous crab)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- clinging jellyfish (Gonionemus vertens)
gikun or jukujikun usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Chinese puffer (Takifugu chinensis)
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- algae octopus (Abdopus aculeatus)
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- starry night octopus (Octopus luteus)