List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) archaic
- red hair
- Westerner (esp. a Dutchman)
archaic noun noun (generic)
- Westerner (esp. a Dutchman)
noun noun (generic) archaic
- ruby
- Jonathan apple
- glowing skin, beautiful looks
historical term noun noun (generic) archaic
- inn, tavern, hatago, Edo-period lodging for travellers
- basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies
- basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
search-only kanji form archaic noun noun (generic)
- mountain area where hunting and logging are prohibited
archaic noun noun (generic)
- dancing girl (end of the Heian period)
- prostitute
- tempo in gagaku
obsolete kanji noun noun (generic) Kansai-ben archaic
- geisha
- kabuki actor (esp. a young actor)
- person accomplished in the arts
noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb archaic
- eating like a dog, eating greedily with one's head down, sloppy eating, eating from a bowl without picking it up (when using chopsticks)
- dogfighting
archaic noun noun (generic)
- small shrine built at a crossroads
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb archaic
- to blow fiercely, to rage
- to play (a flute, etc.) for fun