List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
JLPT N1 archaic noun noun (generic)
- Emperor of Japan
archaic nidan verb (archaic) nidan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate
rare term noun noun (generic) archaic archaic/formal form of na-adjective adjective (generic)
- explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry)
- interesting, strange
- unreasonable, unfavorable
- lowly, insignificant
- cowardly, using underhanded methods
archaic noun noun (generic)
- dragon flute, medium-pitched bark-covered bamboo transverse flute with seven holes, used in gagaku
children's language archaic noun noun (generic)
- God, Buddha, sun, moon
derogatory noun noun (generic) archaic
- corrupt monk, greedy monk
- liar
archaic derogatory noun noun (generic)
- uneducated monk, ignorant monk, potato-digging monk
archaic derogatory noun noun (generic)
- (noisy) monk
archaic noun noun (generic)
- dragonfly
archaic interjection
- huh?, what?, oh my!, goodness!