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List: out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Readings no longer used in modern Japanese.

Showing 561 - 570 of 738 words for the list out-dated or obsolete kana usage. #ok
白鑞しろめshirome

obsolete reading  noun  noun (generic) 

  • pewter, solder
雖もいえどもiedomo

obsolete reading  usually written using kana alone  expression 

  • even though, despite, notwithstanding
けやきkeyaki

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

  • Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
詳らかつまびらかtsumabiraka

obsolete reading  usually written using kana alone  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

  • detailed, clear
下学上達かがくじょうたつkagakujoutatsu

obsolete reading  yojijukugo  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する 

  • beginning one's studies with something familiar and gradually increasing the depth of learning
物の哀れもののあわれmononoaware

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

  • mono no aware, appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty, pathos of things, strong aesthetic sense
強面こわもてkowamote

obsolete reading  search-only kana form  rarely used kanji form  search-only kanji form  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  な adjective 

  • fierce look, frightening look, tough look
  • aggressive attitude, coercive attitude, taking a hard line
漫ろそぞろsozoro

obsolete reading  usually written using kana alone  な adjective  adjective (generic)  adverb 

  • restless, on edge (and unable to concentrate), distracted
  • for some reason
然なくばさなくばsanakuba

obsolete reading  search-only kanji form  dated term  expression  conjunction 

  • if not, otherwise, or else
半挿はんぞうhanzou

obsolete reading  obsolete kanji  noun  noun (generic) 

  • teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids
  • basin of water with two handles on either side used for washing one's face or hands

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