List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) historical term archaic
- country, state
- region
- national government, central government
- home (i.e. hometown, home country)
- province (of Japan)
- land, earth
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) historical term abbreviation shogi suffix archaic
- silver (Ag)
- silver (color)
- silver (medal, prize, etc.)
- silver coin
- silver general
- bank
- money
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb archaic
- to call out (to), to call, to invoke
- to summon (a doctor, etc.)
- to invite
- to designate, to name, to brand
- to garner (support, etc.), to gather
- to take as one's wife
popular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) honorific language noun (suffix) familiar language jocular, humorous term archaic
- teacher, instructor, master
- sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
- intimate or teasing form of address
- one's elder
popular JLPT N5 adverb ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) archaic
- very, greatly, terribly, awfully
- immense, enormous, great
- serious, grave, dreadful, terrible
- difficult, hard, challenging
- major incident, disaster
popular JLPT N2 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb intransitive verb archaic
- stoppage, coming to a stop, halt, standstill
- ceasing (movement, activity, etc.), suspension (of operations), interruption (e.g. of electricity supply), cutting off
- suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.), (temporary) prohibition, ban
- suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person
popular obsolete reading JLPT N3 honorific language noun noun (generic) archaic
- wife, Mrs, madam
- wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.)
- consort of the emperor
popular noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone archaic
- face, mug
- surface
- cheek meat
- cheek, cheeks
- surrounding area
popular noun noun (generic) archaic
- black person
- woman in the nightlife business, demimondaine, geisha and prostitutes
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) slang noun (prefix) ใช adjective adjective (generic) honorific language archaic
- god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami
- incredible, fantastic, amazing
- Emperor (of Japan)
- thunder