List: out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Readings no longer used in modern Japanese.
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- fin (e.g. of a fish)
obsolete reading search-only kanji form noun noun (generic)
- dawn, daybreak
irregular reading obsolete reading noun noun (generic)
- weight (for scales), counterweight
obsolete reading noun noun (generic) obsolete term
- separate matter
- different meaning
- special reason, special circumstances
obsolete reading noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) slang video games noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- peerless, unparalleled, unparallelled, matchless
- mowing down the enemy
obsolete reading noun noun (generic)
- tough guy, wild one, fearless fighter
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa), flowering quince
obsolete reading noun noun (generic)
- bokken, wooden sword
obsolete reading rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- horned owl
obsolete reading rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- bamboo screen, rattan blind
- bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)