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)
- surrounding country, neighboring villages
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- adding a crowning touch of beauty (to), giving added luster (to), crowning beauty (honor, grace) with even greater glory
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- sparkling waves, waves sparkling in the moonlight or with the light of the rising (setting) sun
yojijukugo expression
- even a fool may sometimes give good counsel
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- being inseparable as a form and its shadow, a person's deed mirrors the good or evil of his mind, husband and wife being never apart
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- governing a nation and providing relief to people
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