Keyword
only
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Jōyō 
?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig595
Readings
ゆい
(33%)
ゆ
(30%)
ゆう
(29%)
ただ
(5%)
Composed of
mouth
old bird
Mnemonic

The old bird's mouth is the only part of its body that's still working. It can still eat whatever it's given, but soon enough it will not be able to even do that, and will surely die.

Used in vocabulary (54 in total)
only; sole; unique
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
one and only; unique
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
God (in monotheism)
throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one; self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
sole; only; just
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one
materialistic; materialist
historical materialism
materialism
believer in materialism; materialist
merely; only; simply
spiritualism; idealism; mentalism
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
the first in history; only once in history
doctrine that all phenomena are produced from consciousness (a central teaching of the Avatamska sutra); spiritualism
vijnapti-matrata (theory that all existence is subjective and nothing exists outside of the mind)
obediently; submissively; readily; slavishly; without protest
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
aestheticism; estheticism
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
solipsism (phil.)
one and only; unique
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
I am content with what I am (have); rich is the person who is content with what he is
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
I am content with what I am (have); rich is the person who is content with what he is
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
sole; only; just
obediently; submissively; readily; slavishly; without protest
I am content with what I am (have); rich is the person who is content with what he is
I am content with what I am (have); rich is the person who is content with what he is
one and only; unique
Consciousness-Only School (of Buddhism); Yogacara
Hosso sect (of Buddhism)
Yoga Practice School; Consciousness-Only School
Examples (80 in total)
I thought that was the only way I didn't have to think about anything.
It will result in losing the only hope.
Time is the only medicine that is effective for any wound.