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List: out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Readings no longer used in modern Japanese.

Showing 441 - 450 of 744 words for the list out-dated or obsolete kana usage. #ok
ひのきhinoki

obsolete reading  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

  • hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa), Japanese cypress
熨斗のしnoshi

obsolete reading  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

  • noshi, long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
稟告りんこくrinkoku

obsolete reading  obsolete kanji  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する 

  • notice, notification
しらみshirami

obsolete reading  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

  • louse (esp. a sucking louse), lice
蝙蝠こうもりkoumori

obsolete reading  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation  derogatory 

  • bat (Chiroptera spp.)
  • umbrella
  • opportunist, turncoat
ひきがえるhikigaeru

obsolete reading  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

  • toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
ふんどしfundoshi

obsolete reading  ateji  rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  sumo 

  • fundoshi, loincloth, traditional Japanese men's undergarment made from a length of cotton
  • kimono underskirt
  • wrestler's ornamental apron
饂飩うどんudon

popular  obsolete reading  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N2  usually written using kana alone  food, cooking  noun  noun (generic) 

  • udon, thick Japanese wheat noodles
饒舌じょうぜつjouzetsu

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

  • talkativeness, garrulity, loquacity
鶺鴒せきれいsekirei

obsolete reading  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

  • any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits), wagtail, longclaw

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