Four-character idioms

Set phrases made of four kanji (yojijukugo), listed by how common they are.

• Four-character idioms
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• 問答無益もんどうむえきthere being no use in arguing (about it), not up for discussion
• 門戸開放もんこかいほうopen door policy
• 門前雀羅もんぜんじゃくら(a house) looking deserted with few visitors訪れる人もなく、寂しい様子。
• 夜目遠目よめとおめseen in the dark or at a distance, (a woman) looking prettier when seen in the dark or at a distance
• 野心満々やしんまんまんburning with ambition, highly ambitious
• 薬九層倍くすりくそうばいthere is a huge markup in medicines, making it a profitable field, medicines sell for ten times the cost of their ingredients
• 薬石無効やくせきむこうneither medicines nor medical care having little effect on a patientどんな薬や治療を施しても効果がないこと。
• 悠々閑々ゆうゆうかんかんcomposed and unhurried, easygoing and leisurely, in indolence
• 勇気凛凛ゆうきりんりんfull of spirit, brimming with courage, high-spirited, mettlesome
• 勇猛果敢ゆうもうかかんdaring and resolute, having dauntless courage恐れずに思い切って何かをすること。
• 有頂天外うちょうてんがいbeside oneself with joy, in raptures, in an ecstasy of delight
• 容貌魁偉ようぼうかいい(a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique顔つき、体つきがたくましくて立派なさま。元々、成人男性に対する褒め言葉。
• 要害堅固ようがいけんご(a fortress being) impregnable, unassailable
• 沃野千里よくやせんりvast expanse of fertile land
• 落花流水らっかりゅうすいmutual love, the love one shows to another person being returned散る花と流れる水。 男性が女性に慕う気があれば、その女性にも情が生まれ、それを受け入れること。
• 乱暴狼藉らんぼうろうぜきrunning amok, committing an outrage, rampageous behavior荒々しい行動で秩序を乱すこと。
• 率先垂範そっせんすいはんset an example worth following, take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow
• 流汗淋漓りゅうかんりんりprofuse perspiration, dripping with sweat
• 流転輪廻るてんりんねall things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth, the circle of transmigration
• 力戦奮闘りきせんふんとうfighting with all one's might, fighting up against, making strenuous efforts
• 輪廻転生りんねてんしょうall things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth, the circle of transmigration衆生が迷いの世界である三界六道を絶え間なく生死を繰り返すこと。輪廻。
• 冷汗三斗れいかんさんとbreaking into cold sweat when one is very embarrassed or scared恥ずかしい思いをしたりや恐ろしい体験をすることでひどく冷や汗をかくこと。また、そのさま。
• 冷酷無情れいこくむじょうcruel and heartless, merciless, implacable
• 老婆心切ろうばしんせつgrandmotherly solicitude for another's welfare, excessive solicitude
• 論旨明快ろんしめいかいthe point of an argument being clearly stated, the tenor of an argument being well-reasoned
• 和光同塵わこうどうじんmingling with the world by hiding one's true talent or knowledge, living a quiet life by effacing oneself自ら発せられる知恵の光をやわらげ、世の俗塵に紛れること。 如来や菩薩が、衆生済度のために、その無漏智の光をやわらげ隠し、人天欲界の塵事に混じって現れること。
• 呵々大笑かかたいしょうlaughing a ringing laugh, having a hearty laugh, roaring with laughter
• 婉曲迂遠えんきょくうえんbeing euphemistic and circumlocutory
• 拈華微笑ねんげみしょうheart-to-heart communication, thought transference言葉を用いずに意図を伝えること。
• 揣摩臆測しまおくそくconjectures and surmises, speculation, giving one's imagination full play without any ground不確かな根拠をもとに推測すること。
• 旱天慈雨かんてんじうwelcome (beneficial) rain in a drought, realization of something eagerly looked for, a welcome relief
• 洒々落々しゃしゃらくらくfree and easy, frank, openhearted, relaxed
• 漱石枕流そうせきちんりゅうsore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong負け惜しみの強いこと。 ひどく無理矢理なこじつけのこと。
• 狷介固陋けんかいころうstubbornly sticking to old ways, narrow-mindedly rejecting other people's views
• 狷介不羈けんかいふきstubbornly sticking to one's own convictions, being stubbornly independent
• 縷々綿々るるめんめんgoing on and on in tedious detail
• こんにゃく問答こんにゃくもんどうirrelevant and incoherent dialogue, meaningless parlor debate, dialogue at cross purposes
• 蜿蜿長蛇えんえんちょうだlong and serpentine (line, queue, etc.)
• 蝸牛角上かぎゅうかくじょうtrifling (fight), (a conflict) between small countries
• 豁然大悟かつぜんたいごsuddenly seeing the light, achieving full enlightenment all of a sudden
• 躊躇逡巡ちゅうちょしゅんじゅんhesitation and vacillation
• 輾転反側てんてんはんそくtossing and turning in bed, turning over in bed worrying over something何度も寝返りを打つこと。 解決策が見つからず、悩み続けること。
• 闊達自在かったつじざいbroad-minded and free in disposition, large-hearted and not scrupulous about trifles
• 烏兎匆々うとそうそうdays and nights passing by quickly, months and years flying by, time flies
• 厭離穢土えんりえどabhorrence of (living in) this impure world穢れた現世を厭い、極楽浄土へ離れることの願い。
• 活溌溌地かっぱつはっちbeing full of vitality (energy), vigorous and in high spirits
• 奸佞邪知かんねいじゃちwiles and cunning, craftiness and treachery
• 鬼哭啾啾きこくしゅうしゅうspine-chilling (like the wailing and weeping of a restless ghost), hair-raising亡霊がしくしくと泣くさま。恐ろしい気配が辺りに漂うさま。
• 気骨稜々きこつりょうりょう(a person with) strong moral fiber (backbone, determination)
• 旗鼓堂々きこどうどうwith colors flying and band playing, triumphantly, in splendid array
• 貴賤上下きせんしょうかhigh and low, (people of) all ranks and classes
• 虚実混交きょじつこんこうmishmash of truth and untruth, mixture of fiction and fact
• 金甌無欠きんおうむけつflawless, perfect, (a nation) having never been invaded by outside forces欠点がなく、完璧であること。特に、国家が強固で、侵略を受けたことがないこと。
• 金口木舌きんこうぼくぜつ(public) opinion leader
• 空々寂々くうくうじゃくじゃくdeserted and lonesome, quiet and alone, innocent and nonattached, All is void
• 拳々服膺けんけんふくようfirmly bear in mind, have something engraved on one's mind (heart)
• 現世利益げんせりやくbenefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings, happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
• 捲土重来けんどちょうらいrecouping one's strength for a renewed attack, making another attempt with redoubled effortsいちど敗れた者がふたたび力を盛り返し、反撃に転じること。「けんどじゅうらい」とも。転じて、ものごとに一度失敗した者が再起を期して準備をととのえ、再挑戦してくること。
• 好評嘖々こうひょうさくさくenjoying great popularity, receiving widespread high praise, being a great success with the public
• 歳々年々さいさいねんねんannually, every year, year in and year out, from year to year