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.
popular yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- antinomy, self-contradiction, either-or situation, choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
popular yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- bad example from which one can learn, good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave), negative example
popular yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- bitter enemies in the same boat, rivals finding themselves together by chance, strange bedfellows
popular yojijukugo ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- absurd, nonsensical, preposterous
popular yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
popular yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- getting rich quick, making a killing, making a fortune at a single stroke
popular yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- acting arbitrarily on one's own authority, acting arbitrarily without consultation
popular yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- fighting alone
irregular reading search-only kanji form yojijukugo noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- lavish feast, splendid banquet
- corporate largess, lavish hospitality
popular irregular kanji usage search-only kanji form yojijukugo noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity), golden (opportunity), one-in-a-million (chance)