- (n,n-suf) (1) section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph; (2) {ling} phrase; (3) verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); (4) haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; (5) maxim; saying; idiom; expression; (P)[edict]
- (n) ward; district; section; (P)[edict]
- (n) quadrature[edict]
- (n) (1) pain; anguish; suffering; distress; anxiety; worry; trouble; difficulty; hardship; (2) {Buddh} (See 八苦) duhkha (suffering)[edict]
- (suf,ctr) (arch) counter for Buddhist images (statues & paintings)[edict]
- (n) {Buddh} (See 煩悩・2) klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)[edict]
- (aux-v) (1) (non-五段 verbs, e.g. 食べよう) indicates speculation; (2) indicates will; (3) indicates invitation[edict]
- (exp,prt) (compound particle used at sentence-end) ...isn't that right?[edict]
- (adv,prt) (1) from; out of; since; at; (2) than; (3) other than; except; but; (4) more; (P)[edict]
- (n) world; society; age; generation; (P)[edict]
- (n) (arch) space between two nodes (on bamboo, etc.)[edict]
- (n,suf) (1) (余 only) (also written as 餘) (See 以上・1) over; more than; (pn,adj-no) (2) (arch) formal or oratory first person pronoun; I[edict]