List: out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Readings no longer used in modern Japanese.
obsolete reading noun noun (generic)
- above the clouds, the heavens
obsolete reading noun noun (generic)
- luxury, splendour, splendor, prosperity
obsolete reading noun noun (generic)
- love letter, billet-doux
obsolete reading noun noun (generic)
- transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
obsolete reading な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- troublesome, bothersome, tiresome, annoying
obsolete reading noun noun (generic)
- favour, favor, benefit
obsolete reading rarely used kana form rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- puffer fish, blow fish, fugu, globefish, swellfish
obsolete reading JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to become attached (to), to take (to), to become affectionate (with), to be tamed, to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally), to become intimate (with)
gikun or jukujikun obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
obsolete reading rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus), sea lion