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List: out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Readings no longer used in modern Japanese.

Showing 241 - 250 of 751 words for the list out-dated or obsolete kana usage. #ok
弔うとむらうtomurau

popular  obsolete reading  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

  • to mourn for, to grieve for, to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.)
  • to hold a memorial service for, to hold a funeral service for
不知火しらぬいshiranui

popular  gikun or jukujikun  obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

  • phosphorescent light, mysterious lights on the sea, sea fire
雷雲らいうんraiun

popular  obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

  • thundercloud
乞食こじきkojiki

popular  obsolete reading  sensitive  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

  • beggar
  • begging
蜘蛛くもkumo

popular  gikun or jukujikun  obsolete reading  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

  • spider
所作しょさshosa

popular  obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation 

  • conduct, behaviour
  • movements, gesture, one's carriage
  • performance (on stage, etc.), dance, acting
  • dance (in kabuki), dance play
前駆ぜんくzenku

popular  obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  noun taking the genitive case particle ぎ  adjective (generic) 

  • outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade), outriding
  • harbinger, herald, precursor, forerunner, foretoken
  • anticipation
木刀ぼくとうbokutou

popular  obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

  • wooden sword
牡鹿おじかojika

popular  obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

  • buck (male deer)
名詞めいしmeishi

popular  obsolete reading  JLPT N2  grammar  noun  noun (generic) 

  • noun

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