List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
obsolete reading noun noun (generic) archaic
- frozen dew
- frost and dew
- years, time
search-only kana form search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) archaic
- whitewashing, glossing over, lip service
- deftly finishing up, putting on the final touches
historical term noun noun (generic) derogatory archaic
- labourer or entertainer of the lowest social rank (in medieval Japan)
- kabuki actor (Edo period), theatre people
honorific language archaic noun noun (generic)
- emperor
- prince, princess
abbreviation noun noun (generic) archaic
- god of wealth
- monk's wife
い adjective adjective (generic) archaic
- uneasy, unsure, anxious
- unreliable, untrustworthy, erratic, undependable
- nervous, impatient, irritated from anxiety
- unclear, indistinct, vague
archaic noun noun (generic)
- spear carrier (for the master of a samurai family)
JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の archaic
- great, grand
- obstinate, stubborn
gikun or jukujikun search-only kanji form historical term noun noun (generic) archaic
- oiran, highest-ranking courtesan
- prostitute
Buddhism noun noun (generic) abbreviation archaic
- the dharma eye
- second highest priestly rank in Buddhism
- title bestowed upon doctors, etc.