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)
- bystander's vantage point, outsider's better grasp of the situation
- onlookers see more of the game than the players do, people watching a game of go see eight moves further ahead
search-only kanji form yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- finishing touches, last vital touch
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- each one separately
search-only kanji form yojijukugo adverb taking the ใจ particle ใใ adjective adjective (generic)
- vigilantly (watching for an opportunity), eagerly, with an eagle eye
irregular kanji usage yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- origin and history, particulars
popular yojijukugo adverb
- in groups of twos and threes, in small groups, (in groups of) threes and fives
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- reversing the order of (relative) importance (of), putting the cart before the horse, the tables being turned, mistaking the insignificant for the essential, mistaking the means for the end
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- everything, every affair (matter), all things
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- unexplored
yojijukugo noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) ใใ adjective adverb taking the ใจ particle
- fair and square, open and aboveboard, bold and forthright