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なか

see styles
 naga
    ナガ
(abbreviation) (rare) {hanaf} (See 胴中・2) second player (out of three); player that goes after the dealer; (place-name) Naga (Philippines)

マダ

see styles
 mada
    マダ
(rare) (See 科の木・しなのき) Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)

モヒ

see styles
 mohi
    モヒ
(abbreviation) (rare) (See モルヒネ) morphine

ラレ

see styles
 rare
    ラレ
(personal name) Laleh

一匕

see styles
 ippi
    いっぴ
(1) (rare) one spoon; (2) one dagger

一葦

see styles
 ichii / ichi
    いちい
(1) one reed; (2) small boat; (3) (rare) one person; (given name) Ichii

万点

see styles
 banten; manten
    ばんてん; まんてん
(noun or adjectival noun) (rare) many points; many dots; being interspersed in countless numbers

三宮

see styles
 mimiya
    みみや
(rare) (See 三后) Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort; (surname) Mimiya

三革

see styles
 sankaku
    さんかく
(1) (rare) armor, helmet and shield (armour); (2) (See 陰陽道) kakurei, kakuun and kakumei (first, fifth and fifty-eighth years of the sexagenary cycle; times of civil unrest according to Onmyōdō)

三鼓

see styles
 mitsuzumi
    みつづみ
(1) (rare) the three types of gagaku drums; (2) (archaism) third division of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am); (surname) Mitsuzumi

上冬

see styles
 joutou / joto
    じょうとう
(obsolete) (rare) (See 孟冬,神無月) tenth month of the lunar calendar

上拍

see styles
 jouhaku / johaku
    じょうはく
(rare) {music} (See 弱拍) upbeat

上汁

see styles
 uwashiru
    うわしる
(1) (rare) (See 上澄み) clear layer of fluid (at the top of soup, etc.); (2) (rare) (See 上汁を吸う) another person's share (commission, profit, etc.)

上珍

see styles
shàng zhēn
    shang4 zhen1
shang chen
 jōchin
excellent and rare

下拍

see styles
 kahaku
    かはく
(rare) {music} (See 強拍) downbeat

不堪

see styles
bù kān
    bu4 kan1
pu k`an
    pu kan
 fukan
    ふかん
cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely
(noun or adjectival noun) (rare) incompetence
unable to endure

不虞

see styles
bù yú
    bu4 yu2
pu yü
 fugu
    ふぐ
unexpected; eventuality; contingency; not worry about
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (rare) (See 不慮) unforeseen (occurrence); unexpected (event); accident

世運


世运

see styles
shì yùn
    shi4 yun4
shih yün
 seiun; seun / seun; seun
    せいうん; せうん
World Games (abbr. for 世界運動會|世界运动会[Shi4 jie4 Yun4 dong4 hui4]); (old) (Tw, HK) Olympic Games
(rare) destiny of the world; course of events in the world

両忘

see styles
 ryoubou; ryoumou / ryobo; ryomo
    りょうぼう; りょうもう
(rare) {Buddh} detachment from dichotomies; detachment from objectivity and subjectivity

両次

see styles
 ryouji / ryoji
    りょうじ
(adj-no,n) (rare) two (times); first and second (e.g. world wars); (given name) Ryōji

中台

see styles
 nakadai
    なかだい
(1) (rare) exact center of the Garbhadhatu mandala; (2) platform upon which the fire is lit in a stone lantern; (place-name, surname) Nakadai

中夏

see styles
 chuuka / chuka
    ちゅうか
(1) (rare) midsummer; (2) (archaism) (See 中華・1) China; (3) (archaism) capital (city)

中帽

see styles
 nakabou / nakabo
    なかぼう
(rare) helmet; helmet liner

中歯

see styles
 chuuba / chuba
    ちゅうば
(rare) (See 中下駄) medium height geta

中細

see styles
 nakahoso
    なかほそ
(1) (rare) being narrow in the middle; something narrow in the middle; (2) (archaism) (See 杵) mallet; (surname) Nakahoso

丸竹

see styles
 marutake
    まるたけ
(rare) cut bamboo; (surname) Marutake

丸菅

see styles
 marusuge
    まるすげ
(kana only) (rare) (See 太藺) softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani); (surname) Marusuge

丸鯖

see styles
 marusaba; marusaba
    まるさば; マルサバ
(kana only) (rare) (See 胡麻鯖) blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus)

九腸

see styles
 kyuuchou / kyucho
    きゅうちょう
(rare) (whole) intestines; guts

乞士

see styles
qǐ shì
    qi3 shi4
ch`i shih
    chi shih
 kosshi
    こっし
(rare) (See 比丘) bhikkhu (fully ordained Buddhist monk)
A bhikṣu, mendicant monk, or almsman.

乾位

see styles
 keni
    けんい
(rare) northwest

予察

see styles
 yosatsu
    よさつ
(noun/participle) (rare) guessing beforehand; conjecture in advance

五山

see styles
wǔ shān
    wu3 shan1
wu shan
 goyama
    ごやま
(rare) five most important temples of a region; (surname) Goyama
Five mountains and monasteries: (1) in India, sacred because of their connection with the Buddha: 鞞婆羅跋怒 Vaibhāra-vana; 薩多般那求呵 Saptaparṇaguhā; 因陀羅勢羅求呵 Indraśailaguhā; 薩簸恕魂直迦鉢婆羅 Sarpiṣ kuṇḍikā-prāgbhāra; 耆闍崛 Gṛdhrakūṭa; (2) in China, established during the Five Dynasties and the Southern Sung dynasty, on the analogy of those in India; three at Hangzhou at 徑山 Jingshan, 北山 Beishan, and 南山 Nanshan and two at Ningbo at 阿育王山 King Aśoka Shan and 太白山 Taiboshan. Later the Yuan dynasty established one at 全陵 Chin Ling, the 天界大龍翔隻慶寺 which became chief of these under the Ming dynasty.

亜人

see styles
 tsuguhito
    つぐひと
(1) subhuman; demi-human; (2) (rare) (abbreviation) (See アルゼンチン人) Argentinian (person); (3) (archaism) (abbreviation) (See アメリカ人) American (person); (personal name) Tsuguhito

亨運

see styles
 kouun / koun
    こううん
(rare) good fortune

享持

see styles
 kyouji / kyoji
    きょうじ
(noun, transitive verb) (rare) (See 享有) securing; possession; enjoyment (of rights, benefits, etc.)

人鳥

see styles
 jinchou; jinchou / jincho; jincho
    じんちょう; ジンチョウ
(rare) (See ペンギン) penguin

仏刹

see styles
 bussatsu; bussetsu
    ぶっさつ; ぶっせつ
(rare) Buddhist temple

仏貨

see styles
 fukka
    ふっか
(rare) (See フラン) French franc

他地

see styles
 tachi
    たち
(rare) another place

付合

see styles
 tsukeai
    つけあい
(rare) linking poems

仙客

see styles
 senkaku
    せんかく
(1) (rare) (See 仙人・1) immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); (2) (rare) (See 鶴) crane (bird)

仮漆

see styles
 kashitsu
    かしつ
(rare) varnish

任所

see styles
rèn suǒ
    ren4 suo3
jen so
 ninsho
    にんしょ
one's office; place where one holds a post
(rare) one's place of appointment; one's post

伝声

see styles
 densei / dense
    でんせい
(noun/participle) (rare) verbal message; relaying a message

伝録

see styles
 denroku
    でんろく
(noun/participle) (rare) reciting something and then recording it; recording of something that has been recited

伯国

see styles
 hakkoku
    はっこく
(1) (bra:) (See ブラジル) Brazil; (2) (rare) (hist) county

伯語

see styles
 hakugo
    はくご
(rare) (See ブラジルポルトガル語) Brazilian Portuguese

余賊

see styles
 yozoku
    よぞく
(rare) remaining bandits; unconquered rebels; escaped thieves

佳客

see styles
 kakaku
    かかく
(rare) good visitor; pleasant guest

佳肴

see styles
 kakou / kako
    かこう
delicacy; rare treat; good-eating fish

侃直

see styles
 tadanao
    ただなお
(adjectival noun) (rare) firm and upright (character); (personal name) Tadanao

侍曹

see styles
 jisou / jiso
    じそう
(honorific or respectful language) (rare) (after the name of an addressee) (See 侍史・1) respectfully

侑觴

see styles
 yuushou / yusho
    ゆうしょう
(rare) urging one to drink more good wine during a banquet

価標

see styles
 kahyou / kahyo
    かひょう
(rare) {chem} (See 化学結合) bond

侶伴

see styles
 ryohan
    りょはん
(rare) (See 伴侶) companion

俊彦

see styles
 toshiyoshi
    としよし
(rare) gifted man; accomplished man; (male given name) Toshiyoshi

俵編

see styles
 tawaraami / tawarami
    たわらあみ
(rare) making bags out of this year's straw (during autumn)

個例


个例

see styles
gè lì
    ge4 li4
ko li
specific example; rare instance

個別


个别

see styles
gè bié
    ge4 bie2
ko pieh
 kobetsu
    こべつ
individually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare
(noun - becomes adjective with の) particular case; discrete; individual; separate

倚藉

see styles
 isha
    いしゃ
(noun/participle) (rare) relying on; depending on

値安

see styles
 neyasu
    ねやす
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (rare) cheap; low-priced; inexpensive

倦憊

see styles
 kenpai
    けんぱい
(noun/participle) (rare) extreme fatigue

倭色

see styles
 weseku
    ウェセク
(derogatory term) (rare) Japanese style (kor: waesaeg)

偏走

see styles
 hensou / henso
    へんそう
(noun/participle) (rare) yawing; yaw

停音

see styles
 teion / teon
    ていおん
(rare) {music} rest

偽兵

see styles
 gihei / gihe
    ぎへい
(1) (rare) dummy supporters (e.g. for sports team); (2) (rare) {mil} dummy soldiers (e.g. left behind when evacuating)

傑士

see styles
 takeshi
    たけし
(rare) great man; hero; outstanding person; distinguished person; (personal name) Takeshi

傷創

see styles
 shousou / shoso
    しょうそう
(rare) wound; injury

傷寒


伤寒

see styles
shāng hán
    shang1 han2
shang han
 shoukan / shokan
    しょうかん
typhoid
(1) {med} acute febrile illness (e.g. typhoid); (2) (rare) disease due to the cold (in traditional Chinese medicine)

像主

see styles
 zoushu / zoshu
    ぞうしゅ
(1) (rare) subject (of a portrait or bust); a person posing for a portrait or bust; (2) (historically) patron; someone who commissions a Buddhist temple or work of art

僧家

see styles
sēng jiā
    seng1 jia1
seng chia
 souka; souke / soka; soke
    そうか; そうけ
(1) (rare) Buddhist temple; (2) (rare) Buddhist priest
the saṃgha

僭す

see styles
 sensu
    せんす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) (rare) (See 僭する) to usurp boastfully

僭上

see styles
 senjou; senshou(ok) / senjo; sensho(ok)
    せんじょう; せんしょう(ok)
(noun or adjectival noun) (rare) audacity; forwardness; effrontery; impertinence

僻字

see styles
 hekiji
    へきじ
(rare) rare character; rare kanji

僻言

see styles
 hekigen
    へきげん
(rare) unreasonable talk

儒墨

see styles
 juboku
    じゅぼく
(rare) (See 孔墨) Confucianism and Mohism; Confucianism and the teachings of Mozi

優曇


优昙

see styles
yōu tán
    you1 tan2
yu t`an
    yu tan
 Utan
(優曇鉢) The udumbara tree; supposed to produce fruit without flowers; once in 3,000 years it is said to flower, hence is a symbol of the rare appearance of a Buddha. The Ficus glomerata. Also 優曇婆羅; 烏曇跋羅; 鄔曇婆羅.

兀然

see styles
 kotsuzen; gotsuzen
    こつぜん; ごつぜん
(adj-t,adv-to) (1) (rare) towering; (adj-t,adv-to) (2) (rare) standing motionlessly; still

兀立

see styles
wù lì
    wu4 li4
wu li
 kotsuritsu; gotsuritsu
    こつりつ; ごつりつ
to stand upright
(noun/participle) (1) (kana only) (rare) towering; (noun/participle) (2) (kana only) (rare) standing motionlessly

元寶


元宝

see styles
yuán bǎo
    yuan2 bao3
yüan pao
a silver or gold ingot; mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship); a name for ancient currency; a rare genius

元正

see styles
 motomasa
    もとまさ
(rare) (See 元日) New Year's Day; (surname, given name) Motomasa

兄鷂

see styles
 konori
    このり
(rare) (See 鷂) musket (male Eurasian sparrowhawk)

兎口

see styles
 usagiguchi
    うさぎぐち
(rare) harelip; cleft lip; (place-name) Usagiguchi

入寺

see styles
rù sì
    ru4 si4
ju ssu
 nyuuji / nyuji
    にゅうじ
(noun/participle) (1) entering a temple; visiting a temple; (noun/participle) (2) (rare) joining a temple as a priest or head priest; (place-name) Nyūji
enter the temple

公簡

see styles
 koukan / kokan
    こうかん
(rare) official letter (esp. in internal company corresp.); formal letter

公議


公议

see styles
gōng yì
    gong1 yi4
kung i
 kougi / kogi
    こうぎ
public discussion
(noun/participle) (1) (rare) public opinion; public debate; (noun/participle) (2) (rare) just view; fair argument; (noun/participle) (3) (archaism) conference at the imperial or shogunal court

具名

see styles
jù míng
    ju4 ming2
chü ming
 gumei / gume
    ぐめい
to sign; to put one's name to
(rare) formal full name

内倉

see styles
 uchigura
    うちぐら
(rare) godown within a compound; warehouse within a building complex; (surname) Uchigura

内借

see styles
 naishaku
    ないしゃく
(noun, transitive verb) (1) (rare) borrowing money secretly; secretly taking out a loan; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (rare) drawing a part (of one's pay) in advance; getting an advance

内洋

see styles
 naiyou / naiyo
    ないよう
(rare) (See 内海・1) inland sea; inlet; gulf; bay

円月

see styles
 engetsu
    えんげつ
(rare) (See 満月) full moon; (surname) Engetsu

円領

see styles
 enryou / enryo
    えんりょう
(rare) (See 盤領) round collar (of traditional Japanese clothing)

冠頂

see styles
 kanchou / kancho
    かんちょう
(rare) crown

冴寒

see styles
 gokan
    ごかん
(rare) extreme cold

凋残

see styles
 chouzan / chozan
    ちょうざん
(adj-na,n,vs) (rare) ruined; withered

凍露

see styles
 touro / toro
    とうろ
(rare) frozen dew; white dew

凡体

see styles
 bontai
    ぼんたい
(rare) mediocrity; mediocre

刑獄

see styles
 keigoku / kegoku
    けいごく
(rare) jail; prison; punishment

列宿

see styles
 resshuku
    れっしゅく
(rare) {astron} (See 星座・1) constellation

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