List: gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
Gikun and jukujikun are readings of kanji combinations that have no direct correspondence to the characters' individual on'yomi or kun'yomi readings.
gikun or jukujikun noun noun (generic) archaic
- puppet, marionette, dummy
- puppeteer
- prostitute
gikun or jukujikun noun noun (generic)
- dagger, dirk
gikun or jukujikun usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) archaic
- mayfly
- ephemerality (of life)
- dragonfly
gikun or jukujikun noun noun (generic)
- fiancรฉ, fiancรฉe
gikun or jukujikun rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- jellyfish
gikun or jukujikun obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- Japanese halfbeak (Hemiramphus sajori), stickleback
gikun or jukujikun usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) derogatory
- true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae)
- Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa)
- someone who is unable to apply what they have read
gikun or jukujikun obsolete reading usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
gikun or jukujikun noun noun (generic)
gikun or jukujikun noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic)
- tedium, boredom, ennui