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) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- concealing one's talents, position, status, intentions, etc.
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- free and uncontrolled, behaving with abandon, freewheeling
yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- free and easy, open and natural, not fastidious
irregular kanji usage yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- working out one's salvation by own efforts, rehabilitating oneself by one's own efforts, rectifying one's ways of life without relying on others' help
rarely used kanji form yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- giving a loud pep talk, encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- enlightenment of the masses, leading the masses on the path of enlightenment (Buddhism)
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- announcing the succession to another's stage name
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- considering (a matter) carefully and silently, being lost in silent contemplation
rarely used kanji form yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
- reading carefully with appreciation
yojijukugo expression
- a moment of time in a spring evening (is worth a thousand pieces of gold)