Category:Old Japanese terms by usage

Old Japanese terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.

• Category:Old Japanese derogatory terms: Old Japanese terms that are intended to disparage, demean, insult or offend.
• Category:Old Japanese formal terms: Old Japanese terms whose use is typically restricted to polite, ceremonious, non-casual contexts.
• Category:Old Japanese hapax legomena: Old Japanese terms that are attested only once in the entire corpus.
• Category:Old Japanese higher register terms: Old Japanese terms belonging to a higher linguistic register, such as literary terms; such terms are somewhat less common or known.
• Category:Old Japanese honorific terms: Old Japanese honorific terms, which are used to show deference and respect.
• Category:Old Japanese nonstandard terms: Old Japanese terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
• Category:Old Japanese poetic terms: Old Japanese terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of poetry.
• Category:Old Japanese short forms: Old Japanese terms that are short forms of other terms, often used informally.
• Category:Old Japanese terms with archaic senses: Old Japanese terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature and still sometimes used for special effect.
• Category:Old Japanese terms with historical senses: Old Japanese terms with senses that refer to things or concepts mainly known for their historical value.
• Category:Old Japanese terms with rare senses: Old Japanese rarely used terms or terms with rarely used senses.
• Category:Old Japanese terms with uncertain meaning: Old Japanese terms whose meaning is unknown or disputed.