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 adverb noun noun (generic)
- annually, every year, year in year out, from year to year
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- laughing oneself into convulsions, splitting one's sides laughing, rolling with laughter
irregular kanji usage yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- daily life, daily routine, while awake or asleep, at all times, day in, day out, constantly, the four cardinal behaviors: walking, standing, sitting and lying
popular search-only kana form ateji yojijukugo usually written using kana alone ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- indefinite, hazy, vague, unsettled, undecided
rarely used kanji form yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- tossing oneself about in great pain, writhing in agony
yojijukugo ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ noun noun (generic)
- harmless to humans and animals
- having no influence, unimportant, insignificant, harmless
rarely used kanji form yojijukugo ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ noun noun (generic)
- boundless, infinite, vast
yojijukugo expression noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- drinking like a fish and eating like a horse, eating mountains of food and drinking oceans of liquor
yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- heavy eating and drinking, gorging and swilling, drinking like a cow and eating like a horse
irregular reading yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- conveying the will of the governing to the governed, top-down (system)