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List: archaic

Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.

Showing 601 - 610 of 3132 words for the list archaic. #arch
河原者かわらものkawaramono

historical term  noun  noun (generic)  derogatory  archaic 

  • labourer or entertainer of the lowest social rank (in medieval Japan)
  • kabuki actor (Edo period), theatre people
大君おおきみookimi

honorific language  archaic  noun  noun (generic) 

  • emperor
  • prince, princess
大黒だいこくdaikoku

abbreviation  noun  noun (generic)  archaic 

  • god of wealth
  • monk's wife
心もとないこころもとないkokoromotonai

い adjective  adjective (generic)  archaic 

  • uneasy, unsure, anxious
  • unreliable, untrustworthy, erratic, undependable
  • nervous, impatient, irritated from anxiety
  • unclear, indistinct, vague
槍持ちやりもちyarimochi

archaic  noun  noun (generic) 

  • spear carrier (for the master of a samurai family)
豪儀ごうぎgougi

JLPT N1  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  archaic 

  • great, grand
  • obstinate, stubborn
花魁おいらんoiran

historical term  noun  noun (generic)  archaic 

  • oiran, high-ranking courtesan
  • prostitute
法眼ほうげんhougen

Buddhism  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation  archaic 

  • the dharma eye
  • second highest priestly rank in Buddhism
  • title bestowed upon doctors, etc.
信士しんじshinji

Buddhism  noun  noun (generic)  suffix  archaic 

  • male lay devotee
  • believer
  • believer
検校けんぎょうkengyou

historical term  noun  noun (generic)  archaic  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する 

  • highest-ranking blind court official
  • temple administrator, shrine administrator
  • administrator of a manor
  • inspection, inspector

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