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List: archaic

Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.

Showing 731 - 740 of 3168 words for the list archaic. #arch
なんじnanji

archaic  poetical term  pronoun 

  • you
まほらまmahorama

archaic  noun  noun (generic) 

  • great and splendid land, excellent location, splendid place
滑るぬめるnumeru

rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb  archaic 

  • to be slippery, to be slimy
  • to behave charmingly, to walk merrily
白物しろものshiromono

search-only kana form  search-only kanji form  abbreviation  noun  noun (generic)  archaic 

  • white goods, large household electrical appliances, whiteware
  • salt, tofu, white sake
御御様おごうさまogousama

archaic  honorific language  noun  noun (generic) 

  • another's wife, another's daughter
知らずしらずshirazu

noun (suffix)  noun (generic)  conjunction  archaic 

  • not having, unaffected by
  • aside, I don't know about ...
  • I know not whether, I know not if
弟君おとうとぎみotoutogimi

archaic  polite language  noun  noun (generic) 

  • younger brother
結界けっかいkekkai

Buddhism  noun  noun (generic)  archaic  colloquial 

  • (fixing) boundaries for religious practices
  • prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice)
  • fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple
  • short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store
  • barrier, dimensional barrier, containment zone, containment barrier, mystical barrier
ひたひたhitahita

onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb taking the と particle  adverb  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  な adjective  archaic 

  • lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore)
  • steadily (advancing), gradually (approaching)
  • sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object), just enough
  • speedily, promptly, quickly, smoothly
  • closely, exactly
英姿颯爽えいしさっそうeishisassou

archaic  yojijukugo  たる adjective  adjective (generic)  adverb taking the と particle 

  • cutting a fine (dashing, gallant, noble) figure

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