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) adverb
- daily life, daily routine, while awake or asleep, at all times, day in, day out, constantly, the four cardinal behaviors: walking, standing, sitting and lying
popular search-only kana form ateji yojijukugo usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- indefinite, hazy, vague, unsettled, undecided
rarely used kanji form yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- tossing oneself about in great pain, writhing in agony
yojijukugo ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ noun noun (generic)
- harmless to humans and animals
- having no influence, unimportant, insignificant, harmless
rarely used kanji form yojijukugo ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ noun noun (generic)
- boundless, infinite, vast
yojijukugo expression noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- drinking like a fish and eating like a horse, eating mountains of food and drinking oceans of liquor
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- heavy eating and drinking, gorging and swilling, drinking like a cow and eating like a horse
irregular reading yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- conveying the will of the governing to the governed, top-down (system)
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- getting slightly intoxicated and humming a tune
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- looking on with folded arms (with one's hands in one's sleeves), remaining a passive onlooker