Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. being (somewhere)
usu. used in compound words
2. sitting
Kanji used
to be (animate object)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (66 in total)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
living room (Western style); sitting room
play; drama
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to happen to be present
long visit; overstaying
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
high-handed; overbearing
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
pretending to be out
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
from where one sits; while sitting by
to happen to be present
from one's seat; without stirring
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to doze off; to nod off; to snooze
whereabouts; address
movements; sitting and standing
(one's) seated posture
to happen to be present
(arch.) sky; cloud; distant place; high place; imperial court
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included
shrine; imperial palace
staying at home
sitting on a veranda
burglary turned robbery (i.e. when the burglar is detected)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
living in the mountains; house in the mountains
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; (lit.) relaxing while the demon is out
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
from where one sits; while sitting by
feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do
one's surroundings; surrounding area
kimono seat lining
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
from one's seat; without stirring
a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; (lit.) there aren't always loach under the willow tree; good luck does not always repeat itself
aural highlight of a noh play in which the main actor remains seated
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do
Ryukyu shrew (Crocidura orii); Orii's shrew
to sit in a circle