List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) archaic pronoun
- tea-ceremony procedures, skill at serving tea
- skill, dexterity, artistry, ingenuity
- you
noun noun (generic) archaic
- fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.), bonfire, campfire
- brothel-keeper (Edo period)
search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) archaic
- upper arm
- lower arm
archaic noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- sloppiness, carelessness, inattention, oversight
obsolete kanji noun noun (generic) noun (suffix) archaic
- tower, tall building, belvedere
- turret, lookout, watchtower
- brothel
noun noun (generic) noun (prefix) noun (suffix) archaic humble language pronoun
- old age, age, old people, the old, the aged, senior, elder
- I, me, my humble self
noun noun (generic) archaic
- hiding place
- genitals
noun noun (generic) archaic
- warm air (e.g. from a heater)
- spring breeze
archaic yodan verb (archaic) yodan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to cough, to clear one's throat
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb archaic
- to be dazzled by, to be dizzied by, to be disoriented by
- to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
- to become dark