List: out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Readings no longer used in modern Japanese.
obsolete reading 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
popular obsolete reading rarely used kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone food, cooking noun noun (generic)
- udon, thick Japanese wheat noodles
popular obsolete reading noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- talkativeness, garrulity, loquacity
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits), wagtail, longclaw
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis), soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
- trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre
- bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships)
obsolete reading noun noun (generic)
- plot, trick, evil scheme
obsolete reading noun noun (generic)
- misdeed, wrongdoing, wickedness
obsolete reading noun noun (generic)
- dried fish, stockfish
obsolete reading rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N1 noun noun (generic)
- treasure house, treasury
- financial supporter, patron, financier, backer
obsolete reading godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to
- to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline