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)
- elect (select) few
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- abuse of authority, abuse of public office, misfeasance
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law), one's kith and kin
rarely used kanji form yojijukugo biology noun noun (generic)
- alternation of generations, heterogenesis
- change of generations, emergence of a new generation
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- preemptive strike, preemptive attack, first strike
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- precipitous cliff, sheer precipice
- critical situation
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- self-righteousness
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- writers and artists, persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting and calligraphy
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- shabby clothes and plain foods
yojijukugo noun noun (generic)
- exoticism