List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
obsolete kanji noun noun (generic) archaic
- eldest child, oldest child, first-born child
- child who carries on the family name
- pre-ritsuryล official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces
- head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
noun noun (generic) archaic
- strut, short vertical post
- thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.)
- handbreadth, bundle
irregular kanji usage noun noun (generic) archaic
- entrance fee, initiation fee, registration fee, present to a teacher
- gift of dried meat from a new vassal or pupil
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) archaic
- to be traced (of a criminal), to be tracked
- to have a (male) lover
noun noun (generic) archaic honorific language prefix suffix counter
- zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze)
- honorific prefix referring to the listener
- counter for buddhas
JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) archaic
- substitution
- material
- price
- margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something
- shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) ใช adjective archaic
- working feverishly, strenuous efforts, furious dedication (to a task)
- having dishevelled hair, fighting with dishevelled hair
noun noun (generic) archaic
- male homosexuality, sodomy
- male prostitute
noun noun (generic) archaic
- (festivity) page
- baby, child
- boys kept by pederasts
noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb archaic
- treating someone (to food or drink), dinner, wonderful food
- running about