Search Terms: *姑*
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adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
for a moment, for a minute(usually kana)
adverb
2.
for a while, for some time(usually kana)
3.
for the time being, for now(usually kana)
interjection
4.
it's been a long time, long time no see(usually kana)
Other readings:
しばらく《姑く》
、しばらく《暫らく》[1]
、しばらく《須臾》
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
•
mother-in-law
See also:舅
Other readings:
姑【しゅうと】
、姑【しうとめ】
、姑【しいとめ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
na-adjective, noun
1.
underhanded, unfair(colloquialism)
2.
makeshift, stopgap(orig. meaning)
noun
•
geisha
See also:芸子
Other readings:
芸妓【げいこ】[2]
、芸奴【げいぎ】[1]
、芸奴【げいこ】[1][2]
、芸姑【げいぎ】[1]
、芸姑【げいこ】[1][2]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun
1.
Ubume, birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore
2.
woman in late pregnancy, woman on the point of giving birth(obscure)(only relevant for 産女 and 孕女)
Other readings:
姑獲鳥【うぶめ】
、孕女【うぶめ】
noun
•
Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa)(usually kana)
Other readings:
オオクログワイ
noun
1.
Eleocharis kuroguwai (species of spikerush)(usually kana)
2.
Other readings:
クログワイ
noun
•
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)(usually kana)
Other readings:
クワイ
noun, na-adjective
•
timid and evasive (person), timid and makeshift (approach, measure, etc.)(yojijukugo)
noun
•
Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)(usually kana)
Other readings:
シログワイ
noun
•
Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata)(usually kana)
Other readings:
でいご《梯姑》
、でいこ《梯梧》
、でいこ《梯姑》
、デイゴ
、デイコ
noun
1.
Ma Gu, legendary Taoist immortal with long talon-like fingernails
2.
backscratcher
See also:孫の手
Other readings:
麻姑【まご】
noun
•
things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes), someone being very attentive to one's wishes(yojijukugo)
noun
•
conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law, bride and mother-in-law war(humerous)