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.
noun noun (generic) yojijukugo historical term
- five races under one union (Han, Manchurians, Mongolians, Hui, Tibetans; founding principle of the Republic of China)
- harmony of the five races (Manchurians, Han, Mongolians, Koreans, Japanese; official policy of Manchukuo)
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- calamity, good fortune, success and failure
yojijukugo Buddhism noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- prostration, placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
yojijukugo expression
- by reading books you can count the wise philosophers of the past as friends
yojijukugo Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- the 108 kleshas, the 108 afflictions
yojijukugo expression
- the 8th month (of the lunar calendar) is the quietest for farmers
rare term idiomatic expression yojijukugo expression noun noun (generic)
- (person who is) once bitten twice shy, someone who has become overly cautious due to a bad experience
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield, being combat ready at all times (of a person)
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- calligraphy technique of holding the brush perpendicularly, lower arm raised, and elbow held away from the body
yojijukugo Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- Cintamani stone, wish-fulfilling jewel