Four-character idioms
Set phrases made of four kanji (yojijukugo), listed by how common they are.
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- 福徳円満ふくとくえんまんbeing perfectly happy and prosperous, wealth and happiness
- 伏竜鳳雛ふくりょうほうすうgifted young person who shows much promise, unrecognized genius, great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel伏している竜と鳳凰の雛のように、とびぬけた能力を持ちながら隠れてまだ世に知られていない若者の譬え。
- 武芸百般ぶげいひゃっぱんevery martial art, all the martial arts
- 巫山雲雨ふざんうんうsexual liaison
- 無事平穏ぶじへいおんpeace and quiet, safe and peaceful, tranquil and uneventful
- 不祥事件ふしょうじけんscandal, disgraceful incident, scandalous affair, untoward event
- 父祖伝来ふそでんらいhereditary, patrimonial, handed down from generation to generation
- 腐敗堕落ふはいだらくdebasement, corruption, degradation
- 普遍妥当ふへんだとうuniversal validity, fitting into any situation
- 無礼千万ぶれいせんばんextremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
- 奮起一番ふんきいちばんbracing oneself up to action, being inspired by something, getting down to work, putting heart and soul into it, tackling (a job) with gusto
- 奮闘努力ふんとうどりょくtry one's best, all-out effort, strenuous efforts
- 文武兼備ぶんぶけんびwell up in both literary and military (martial) arts, well skilled in wielding both the sword and the pen
- 文武百官ぶんぶひゃっかんall the officials, both military and civil
- 平安無事へいあんぶじpeace and quiet, safe and peaceful, tranquil and uneventful
- 弊衣蓬髪へいいほうはつunkempt hair and shabby clothes
- 閉月羞花へいげつしゅうかcharms of a uniquely beautiful woman, great beauty美人の形容。
- 平沙万里へいさばんりvast stretch of desert, vast expanse of sandy plain
- 閉門蟄居へいもんちっきょhouse arrest, being placed in confinement at home
- 碧眼紅毛へきがんこうもうblue eyes and red hair, Westerner
- 法界悋気ほうかいりんきbeing jealous of things that have nothing to do with one, being jealous of others who are in love with each other
- 飽食暖衣ほうしょくだんいbeing well fed and warmly clothed
- 鵬程万里ほうていばんり(over) a great distance, (a long journey (flight, voyage)) to (from) a faraway place
- 蓬頭垢面ほうとうこうめん(with) unkempt hair and dirty face, being indifferent to one's personal appearance
- 泡沫夢幻ほうまつむげんtransient, ephemeral, fleeting, evanescent儚いこと。
- 翻雲覆雨ほんうんふくうfickle friendship人や世間の心はすぐに変わるということ。
- 本領安堵ほんりょうあんどrecognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)
- 麻姑掻痒まこそうようthings happening exactly as one pleases (wishes), someone being very attentive to one's wishes事物が思うとおり行くこと。
- 万劫末代まんごうまつだいeternity, through all eternity, for evermore, for many generations to come
- 満目荒涼まんもくこうりょうall nature being bleak and desolate, scene looking desolate and forlorn as far as the eye can see
- 満目蕭条まんもくしょうじょうall nature being bleak and desolate, scene looking desolate and forlorn as far as the eye can see
- 苗字帯刀みょうじたいとうright to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)
- 未練未酌みれんみしゃくregret and sympathy, having lingering attachment and sympathy toward someone
- 無益有害むえきゆうがいuseless and harmful
- 無学無識むがくむしきilliterate and ignorant, uneducated and lacking in wisdom and discernment
- 無学無知むがくむちilliterate and ignorant
- 無垢清浄むくせいじょうpure and innocent, immaculate
- 夢幻泡沫むげんほうまつtransient, ephemeral, fleeting, evanescent
- 無策無為むさくむいdo-nothingism, do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.), being an idle onlooker taking no steps to meet the situation
- 無始無終むしむしゅうeverlastingness, eternity
- 無色透明むしょくとうめいcolorless and transparent
- 無想無念むそうむねんbeing free from all distracting thoughts, keeping one's mind clear of all worldly thoughts, being free from all ideas and thoughts（仏教）一切の想念を離れること。
- 無知愚昧むちぐまいunenlightened, in the darkest ignorance, not knowing from A to B
- 無知文盲むちもんもうignorance and illiteracy
- 無手勝流むてかつりゅうwinning without fighting, method used to win without fighting, one's own way of doing things (i.e. as different from that of one's instructor), Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)
- 無念千万むねんせんばんbeing really disappointed, feeling utterly mortified, being deeply vexed
- 無理非道むりひどうunreasonable and unjust, unconscionable
- 無量無辺むりょうむへんimmense and limitless数量などが計り知れないこと。果てしないこと。
- 名所古跡めいしょこせきscenic sites and historic places, places of natural beauty and historic interest
- 明哲保身めいてつほしんwisdom and self-protection, wise and skilled in the art of self-protection
- 明朗快活めいろうかいかつcheerful and openhearted
- 迷惑至極めいわくしごくgreat nuisance, extremely annoying, quite embarrassing
- 門前成市もんぜんせいしhaving a constant stream of visitors, being thronged with callers
- 唯一不二ゆいいつふじone and only, unique
- 有言実行ゆうげんじっこうcarrying out one's words, being as good as one's word, making good on one's promise自分で言ったことを実行すること。 自分で言ったことを実行する。
- 雄材大略ゆうざいたいりゃくsuperior talent and strategic wisdom, outstanding abilities and a talent for developing and implementing grand strategies
- 勇猛精進ゆうみょうしょうじんengage in ascetic practices with dauntless spirit
- 勇猛無比ゆうもうむひmost brave, as brave as any, unmatched for valor
- 羊質虎皮ようしつこひsheep in a tiger's skin, gimcrack, showy without real worth, all show and no substance
- 乱離骨灰らりこっぱいbeing scattered in all directions, being broken up and dispersed散り散りに離れて、滅茶苦茶になること。