List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
popular JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb archaic
- to put on (one's head), to wear, to have on, to pull over (one's head), to crown (oneself)
- to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.), to pour (water, etc.) on oneself, to dash on oneself, to ship water
- to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.), to take (blame), to assume (responsibility), to shoulder (burden)
- to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
- to be similar, to be redundant
- to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.)
- to close, to come to an end
- to get a full house, to sell out
- to blunder, to bungle, to fail
- to be deceived
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb archaic
- devoting oneself to, concentrating on, being an ardent admirer of, having great esteem for
- tipping over and collapsing
popular noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) ใช adjective noun noun (generic) humble language pronoun formal or literary term archaic
- unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.)
- I, me
- incompetent, unskilled, inexperienced, foolish
- unfortunate, unlucky
popular ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) archaic
- stylish, smart, chic, tasteful, snappy, dapper
- conceited, cheeky
popular noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) archaic
- immorality, injustice, misconduct, impropriety, perfidy
- adultery, infidelity, cuckoldry
- murdering one's teacher or a government official
popular noun noun (generic) honorific language archaic
- one place, the same place
- one person
- together
gairaigo English origin German origin popular noun noun (generic) abbreviation noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic) slang archaic colloquial
- ice
- ice cream
- ice pop, ice lolly, popsicle
- cold, iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee)
- ice (stimulant drug)
- usurer, usury, loansharking
popular onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic) archaic
- flaring up, burning hotly, suddenly becoming bright
- flying into a rage, losing one's cool
- opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth)
- acting resolutely
popular obsolete reading onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic) archaic
- noisily (crowd of people talking), clamorously, in a hubbub, jabberingly, chatteringly, buzzingly
- loudly (laughing)
popular JLPT N5 conjunction interjection expression archaic
- then, well, so, well then
- bye then
- at, in, by, with, using
- if not ..., unless ...