List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
usually written using kana alone archaic noun noun (generic)
- Japanese toad (Bufo japonicus)
usually written using kana alone archaic noun noun (generic)
- sea bilberry (Vaccinium bracteatum)
archaic noun noun (generic)
- Dioscorea tokoro (species of wild yam)
archaic noun noun (generic)
- leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc.
archaic noun noun (generic)
- yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata), Chinese catalpa
- Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)
archaic noun noun (generic)
- little grebe
archaic noun noun (generic)
- Asiatic jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum), Asian jasmine
archaic noun noun (generic)
- Asiatic jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum), Asian jasmine
archaic noun noun (generic)
- ginger (Zingiber officinale)
- Japanese pepper (Zanthoxylum piperitum)
archaic noun noun (generic)
- Obito (hereditary title, often given to powerful regional families)