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) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- being totally upset (by), being completely nonplussed (by), being mortified (at), feeling aggrieved (at), finding (it) highly regrettable
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- inscrutable stratagem, ingenious scheme
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- trials and tribulations, adversities, suffering hardships and troubles
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- hardships and joys, tasting the sweets and bitters of life, being well-versed in the ways of the world (having seen much of life)
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- inscrutable stratagem, ingenious scheme
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- merit (ability, efficiency) rating, employee performance evaluation
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- imagined landscape, scenery in one's mind's eye
yojijukugo expression
- man's life vanishes like a dew, a person's life is as fleeting as a morning dew
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- probe into the truth (of the matter), dig into the real facts of the case, get at the root of a matter
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- deep psyche, unconscious mind, depth psychology