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 terms with archaic senses: Old Japanese terms with individual senses that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature, sometimes still used for special effect, and typically recognized by native 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 terms with rare senses: Old Japanese terms with individual senses that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.
• Category:Old Japanese short forms: Old Japanese terms that are short forms of other terms, often used informally.
• 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 uncertain meaning: Old Japanese terms whose meaning is unknown or disputed.