List: out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Readings no longer used in modern Japanese.
obsolete reading obsolete kanji noun noun (generic)
- treachery, treacherous designs
obsolete reading noun noun (generic)
- first-rate specimen, first-rate object, superb item, superb article, excellent thing, pick (e.g. of a litter), superb person, excellent person
obsolete reading anatomy noun noun (generic)
- penis
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 ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- troublesome, bothersome, tiresome, annoying
obsolete reading noun noun (generic)
- favour, favor, benefit
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- puffer fish, blow fish, fugu, globefish, swellfish