List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
popular ateji search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) archaic adverb
- proper, respectable, decent, honest
- entirely, completely, wholly, perfectly
popular obsolete kanji humble language noun noun (generic) archaic
- small present, trifling gift
- gift given out by companies to customers as a token of gratitude, marketing incentive
- inferior goods, low-quality article
popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb archaic
- to go in the direction of, to proceed toward, to proceed according to, to repair to, to betake oneself to
- to become, to face (facts, circumstances, etc.)
- to abide by, to agree to, to consent to, to obey
popular noun noun (generic) prefix archaic humble language male term pronoun
- certain, one
- I, me
popular particle copula Kansai-ben interjection male term archaic
- such things as ..., and ... and
- the minute (that) ..., no sooner than ..., as soon as
- be, is
- o, oh
- huh, what
- hi
- yes, what?
- yes?, no?, is it?, isn't it?
popular particle prefix suffix archaic adverb
- indicates a question
- or, whether or not
- some- (e.g. something, someone)
- hmm, huh
- very
- -al, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ish, -y
- in that way
popular particle archaic
- at (place, time), in, on, during
- to (direction, state), toward, into
- for (purpose)
- because of (reason), for, with
- by, from
- as (i.e. in the role of)
- per, in, for, a (e.g. "once a month")
- and, in addition to
- if, although
popular particle archaic
- if ... then, when
- and
- why don't you...?
- the more (one does something)
- because, since
popular particle archaic copula auxiliary verb verb (generic) irregular ru verb
- -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going")
- doing such things as...
- expresses a command
- to be
- indicates completion or continuation of an action
popular prefix noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) counter noun noun (generic) archaic
- both (hands, parents, sides, etc.)
- counter for carriages (e.g. in a train), counter for vehicles
- ryล, tael, traditional unit of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g
- ryล, pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryล of gold
- ryล, traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan
- ryล, tael, unit of weight under the ritsuryล system, 1/16 kin, 42-43 g
- counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.