List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
popular obsolete reading noun noun (generic) archaic
- divine work, miracle, superhuman feat
- Shinto ritual
popular JLPT N3 noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) colloquial abbreviation prefix archaic
- raw, uncooked, fresh
- natural, as it is, unedited, unprocessed
- unprotected (sex), raw, bareback
- live (i.e. not recorded)
- inexperienced, unpolished, green, crude
- impudence, sauciness
- unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer
- blank (e.g. disk), unused
- just a little, somehow, vaguely, partially, somewhat, half-, semi-
- insufficient, incomplete, half-baked, half-hearted, perfunctory
- cash
- tipsiness
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb archaic
- to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn
- to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.), to adjust, to tidy up, to groom
- to keep up appearances, to cover up (e.g. a mistake), to gloss over
- to treat (illness, injury, etc.)
ไธญใชใnakapopular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) adverb noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) archaic
- inside, interior
- among, within
- middle, center, centre
- during, while, middle, midst, amid
- interval, gap
- mean, average
- second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes), middle
- medium grade, medium quality
- red-light district
popular JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone adverb archaic interjection
- how, in what way
- how (much), to what extent
- however (much), no matter how
- hey, oi
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb archaic
- to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)
- to look down into (a ravine, etc.)
- to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)
- to sneak a look at, to take a quick look at
- to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)
- to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.), to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)
- to examine (an expression), to study (a face)
- to face
popular ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic) archaic
- undutifulness to one's parents, lack of filial piety
- (the crime of) cursing one's parents
- disowning one's child
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone go (game) kabuki archaic
- bill, bill of sale, payment invoice
- tab (for later payment), credit
- attachment, contact play
- sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
- letter
- reason, motive, pretext
- one's fortune, one's luck
popular rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) archaic
- giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
- qilin (Chinese unicorn)
- horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
popular gikun or jukujikun noun noun (generic) archaic
- ugly woman, unattractive woman
- female demon