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.
yojijukugo expression
- revere heaven, love people
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- shallow, glib and obsequious person
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction), being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.), pretending to understand the nature of something when one only knows its name
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- polish, elaboration, repeatedly working over one's writing, being very scrupulous in the choice of diction
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- stubborn and aloof
rarely used kanji form yojijukugo noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- full of energy, full of liveliness, full of pep
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- inconsistency of speech and action, failing to act up to one's words, not practicing what one preaches
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- abandonment of the status quo, destroying the status quo, overthrowing the present situation
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- sophism, sophistry, quibbling