List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
archaic poetical term pronoun
- you
archaic noun noun (generic)
- great and splendid land, excellent location, splendid place
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
search-only kana form search-only kanji form abbreviation noun noun (generic) archaic
- white goods, large household electrical appliances, whiteware
- salt, tofu, white sake
archaic honorific language noun noun (generic)
- another's wife, another's daughter
noun (suffix) noun (generic) conjunction archaic
- not having, unaffected by
- aside, I don't know about ...
- I know not whether, I know not if
archaic polite language noun noun (generic)
- younger brother
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
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
archaic yojijukugo たる adjective adjective (generic) adverb taking the と particle
- cutting a fine (dashing, gallant, noble) figure