Words — 11 found
1. yu; free reed wind instrument used in ancient China and Nara-period JapanHistorical term
1. Yu Gong (main character in the 4th century BC Chinese fable "The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains"); Yúgōng; YukongCharacter
1. three enlightened men (Buddha, Confucius and Christ; Lao-tzu, Confucius and Buddha; etc.); three sages; three virtuous men
2. the three most accomplished people (of a particular craft or trade)
にくぶとん
肉蒲団
1. Carnal Prayer Mat (Qing dynasty era erotic novel by Li Yu)Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
ぎょう
や行
1. the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
ヤ行 【やぎょう】、也行 【やぎょう】、夜行 【やぎょう】
也行: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form. 夜行: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form.
すがな
捨て仮名
1. small okurigana used with kanbun
2. small kana used for diphthongs (ya, yo, yu, i, etc.)
捨仮名 【すてがな】
1. dapple-grey horse (gray); piebald horse
2. Zhui (favorite horse of Xiang Yu)