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List: out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Readings no longer used in modern Japanese.

Showing 551 - 560 of 744 words for the list out-dated or obsolete kana usage. #ok
波斯ペルシャperusha

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

  • Persia
かんぬきkannuki

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

  • bar, bolt (e.g. on door), latch
  • double-arm lock
  • (rope) cinching
ぞっこんzokkon

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

  • madly in love, completely charmed (by), head over heels (for)
  • from the heart, entirely, completely
  • bottom of one's heart
嗜むたしなむtashinamu

obsolete reading  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

  • to have a taste for, to be fond of, to enjoy (in moderation), to have an interest in (e.g. a hobby)
  • to be modest, to be prudent, to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
らちrachi

obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

  • bounds, limits
  • boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
牡馬ぼばboba

obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

  • male horse
塗れまみれmamire

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

  • covered with, stained, smeared
かてkate

obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

  • food, provisions
  • nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.), sustenance (e.g. of one's life), source of encouragement
けいkei

obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

  • diameter
澪標みおつくしmiotsukushi

obsolete reading  poetical term  noun  noun (generic) 

  • marks in a water channel, channel buoys

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