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List: out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Readings no longer used in modern Japanese.

Showing 61 - 70 of 738 words for the list out-dated or obsolete kana usage. #ok
けむりkemuri

popular  obsolete reading  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic) 

  • smoke, fumes
つくえtsukue

popular  obsolete reading  obsolete kanji  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic) 

  • desk
修理しゅうりshuuri

popular  obsolete reading  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  transitive verb 

  • repair, mending, fixing, servicing
昇進しょうしんshoushin

popular  obsolete reading  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

  • promotion, advancement, rising in rank
真実しんじつshinjitsu

popular  obsolete reading  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic)  な adjective  adverb  Buddhism 

  • truth, reality
  • truly, really
  • absolute truth
せいsei

popular  obsolete reading  JLPT N2  noun  noun (generic) 

  • surname, family name
  • hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
うめume

popular  obsolete reading  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic) 

  • Japanese apricot (Prunus mume), Japanese plum, ume, Chinese plum
  • lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
有無うむumu

popular  obsolete reading  JLPT N2  noun  noun (generic) 

  • existence or nonexistence, presence or absence
  • consent or refusal, yes or no
皇居こうきょkoukyo

popular  obsolete reading  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic) 

  • Imperial Palace (of Japan), imperial residence
殺害さつがいsatsugai

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

  • killing, murder

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