List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
popular interjection archaic particle
- eh?, what?, oh?
- yes, that's correct
- strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
- hey
popular noun noun (generic) slang archaic
- 19th day of the month
- 19 days
- fool, simpleton
JLPT N1 archaic noun noun (generic)
- gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
search-only kanji form JLPT N2 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb archaic
- to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.), to send (via someone else), to leave (a message) with someone
- to use as an excuse, to make a pretext of
noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb sensitive archaic colloquial
- massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage)
- masseur, masseuse, massager
- blind person
JLPT N1 colloquial ใ adjective adjective (generic) archaic
- frightening, scary
- extreme, exaggerated, huge
polite language noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone slang archaic
- pan, pot
- transgender man (female-to-male), butch lesbian, female transvestite
- maidservant, housemaid
- night work
popular ateji rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb archaic
- surely, undoubtedly, almost certainly, most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
- sternly, severely
- having no slack, rigid, stiff, tight
- suddenly, abruptly, instantly
onomatopoeic or mimetic word adverb adverb taking the ใจ particle noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic) archaic
- crisp (not moist or juicy), crunchy, flaky (as in pastry)
- crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.)
- doing skillfully and efficiently, doing quickly, proceeding smoothly
- sound of pouring liquid
- speaking clearly
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone pronoun archaic
- there (place relatively near listener)
- there (place just mentioned), that place
- then (of some incident just spoken of), that (of point just raised)
- you