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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.

Showing 191 - 200 of 303 words for the list gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). #gikun
針魚さよりsayori

gikun or jukujikun  obsolete reading  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

  • Japanese halfbeak (Hemiramphus sajori), stickleback
紙魚しみshimi

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
土竜もぐらmogura

gikun or jukujikun  obsolete reading  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

  • mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
衣嚢いのうinou

gikun or jukujikun  noun  noun (generic) 

  • pocket
徒然つれづれtsurezure

gikun or jukujikun  noun  noun (generic)  な adjective  adjective (generic) 

  • tedium, boredom, ennui
心算しんさんshinsan

gikun or jukujikun  noun  noun (generic) 

  • intention, plan, purpose, expectation
  • belief, assumption, thought, conviction
葛籠つづらtsuzura

gikun or jukujikun  rarely used kana form  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

  • wicker clothes hamper
花魁おいらんoiran

gikun or jukujikun  search-only kanji form  historical term  noun  noun (generic)  archaic 

  • oiran, highest-ranking courtesan
  • prostitute
木通あけびakebi

gikun or jukujikun  rarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  food, cooking 

  • chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata), fiveleaf akebia, akebi
  • fruit of the akebia
雪洞ぼんぼりbonbori

gikun or jukujikun  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

  • paper-covered lamp or lantern

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