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
いわや
岩屋
1. cave; cavern; grotto
2. dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock
石屋 【いわや】、窟 【いわや】
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. den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
1. enchanted cave
ひんみんくつ
貧民窟
1. cavern; grotto; rock cave
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】