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 noun noun (generic)
- summer fires and winter fans, useless things
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- overestimation, overrating, overvaluing
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- seeking one's own interests, straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests, drawing water for one's own field
search-only kana form ateji search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone yojijukugo ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- reckless, daredevil, frantic, foolhardy
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- going through thick and thin to attain one's objective, enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- solving a problem swiftly and skillfully
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- supernatural things, unnatural phenomena, spirits and demons
yojijukugo noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- cunning and experienced in the ways of the world, crafty and worldly-wise, sly old (fox)
yojijukugo adverb
- at the very beginning of one's speech, immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak), before anything else, first of all
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- gentle but firm