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Yojijukugo
Yojijukugo
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What is Yojijukugo?
YojijukugoA yojijukugo is a Japanese expression comprised of 4 Kanji characters. Many yojijukugo are non-idiomatic but when used, the term “Yojijukugo” often refers to the ones that are idomatic. Many of the idiomatic yojijukugo have their origin from Chinese literature or from Buddhist teachings, while others are purely Japanese in origin.
Non-idiomatic Yojijukugo
Example of a non-idiomatic yojijukugo – Kenko-shindan
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Tokyoblaze’s List of Yojijukugo
Yojijukugo List
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What’s listed?
There are a countless number of yojijukugo. There’s a dictionary specializing in yojijukugo which has around 4000 entries, so there’s at least 4000 existing yojijukugo. Here, we’ve picked some of the idomatic yojijukugo we like that are used relatively frequently.