List: out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Readings no longer used in modern Japanese.
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- whispering, whisper, secret talk, murmur
obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- whispering, whisper, secret talk, murmur
- sweet talk, sweet nothings, lovers' talk, pillow talk
obsolete reading obsolete kanji noun noun (generic)
- monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate
obsolete reading noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- hoarseness, hoarse voice
obsolete reading noun noun (generic)
- cylindrical bamboo fishing basket
obsolete reading noun noun (generic)
- long road, far journey
obsolete reading irregular okurigana search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic)
- unbleached, undyed
obsolete reading rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic)
- sulky look (often with puffed cheeks), sullen look, pout, glower
obsolete reading noun noun (generic)
- white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)
obsolete reading search-only kanji form な adjective adjective (generic)
- laconic, of few words, reticent, quiet