List: yojijukugo
Words consisting of four kanji characters having a particular meaning that cannot be inferred from the meanings of the components that make them up.
popular yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- let a hundred schools of thought contend
popular rarely used kanji form yojijukugo noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ
- behaving outrageously as though there were no one around, acting without consideration for others, arrogance, audacity, insolence
popular yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- unreasonable demand
popular yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- of unsound mind
popular yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- flowery words, rhetorical flourishes
popular yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- beauties of nature, the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics
- artistic pursuits involving nature themes
popular yojijukugo adverb
- hourly, from one minute to the next, from hour to hour, moment by moment, with each passing moment
popular yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- the law of the jungle, the strong prey on the weak, the weak become the victim of the strong
popular yojijukugo noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- straight line, beeline
popular yojijukugo noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- veteran, battle-worn, schooled by adversity in many battles, hard-bitten, rich in experience, very experienced