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)
- bored by the familiar, intrigued by novelty, domestic chicken and wild duck
- one's wife and one's mistress
yojijukugo baseball noun noun (generic)
- putting one's heart and soul into each pitch
yojijukugo Buddhism expression
- repaying kindness with gratitude
yojijukugo expression
- true victory is victory over oneself
historical term yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- trial by hot water, putting a person's hand in boiling water to determine their guilt or innocence (with the belief that the innocent would not be scalded)
yojijukugo expression
- compassionate ruthlessness, merciless scalpel of a merciful surgeon, a demon's hand and a Buddha's heart
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- high birth rate and high mortality rate
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- low birth rate and low mortality rate
yojijukugo expression
- one strong, everyone else weak
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- perpetual youth and longevity, long life without growing old