Words — 36 found
りくつ
理屈
1. theory; reason; logic
2. (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse; pretext
理窟 【りくつ】
理窟: Rarely-used kanji form.
1. cave; cavern; grotto
2. Doukutsu
へんくつ
偏屈
1. narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped; bigoted; eccentric
偏窟 【へんくつ】
偏窟: Rarely-used kanji form.
へりくつ
屁理屈
1. sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
すいきんくつ
水琴窟
1. buried earthen jar that makes sound when water drips into it (garden feature)
1. treasure mineRare term
1. cavern; grotto; rock cave
1. den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
1. enchanted cave
ひんみんくつ
貧民窟
こうとさんくつ
狡兎三窟
1. very shrewd in preparing a means of escape; being very good at escaping dangerYojijukugo (four character compound)
やぐら
矢倉
1. caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periodsHistorical term, Usually written using kana alone
岩倉 【やぐら】、窟 【やぐら】、谷倉 【やぐら】、矢蔵 【やぐら】、屋蔵 【やぐら】