Search Terms: *岡*
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noun
1.
hill, height, knoll, rising ground(only relevant for 丘 and 岡 and 壟)
2.
bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game(usually kana, mahjong term)(only relevant for 丘 and 陸符)
Other readings:
岡【おか】
、壟【おか】[1]
、陸符【おか】
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
•
judicial decision made with human kindness and warmth in a fair manner (from the decisions of Ōoka Tadasuke, a jurist in 17th century Japan)
noun
•
gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides)(usually kana)
Other readings:
おかとらのお《岡虎尾》
、オカトラノオ
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
unrequited love, illicit love, secret affections
Other readings:
傍惚れ【おかぼれ】
、岡惚れ【おかぼれ】
noun
1.
bystander's vantage point, outsider's better grasp of the situation(yojijukugo)
expression
2.
onlookers see more of the game than the players do, people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead
Other readings:
傍目八目【おかめはちもく】
noun
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concave land hermit crab (Coenobita cavipes)(usually kana)
Other readings:
おかやどかり《陸寄居虫》
、おかやどかり《岡宿借》
、オカヤドカリ
noun
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Shizuoka-cha, prized Japanese green tea cultivated in Shizuoka Prefecture
noun
•
Nagaoka-kyō (capital of Japan 784-794)
Other readings:
長岡京【ながおかのみやこ】