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List: out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Readings no longer used in modern Japanese.

Showing 351 - 360 of 743 words for the list out-dated or obsolete kana usage. #ok
雲上うんじょうunjou

obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

  • above the clouds, the heavens
栄耀えいようeiyou

obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

  • luxury, splendour, splendor, prosperity
艶書えんしょensho

obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

  • love letter, billet-doux
横笛よこぶえyokobue

obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

  • transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
億劫おっくうokkuu

obsolete reading  な adjective  adjective (generic)  noun  noun (generic) 

  • troublesome, bothersome, tiresome, annoying
恩沢おんたくontaku

obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

  • favour, favor, benefit
河豚ふぐfugu

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
懐くなつくnatsuku

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)
海鼠なまこnamako

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

  • sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
海驢あしかashika

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

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