Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

Words JMdict marks as Yojijukugo (四字熟語).

1838 words.

一生懸命 (いっしょうけんめい) very hard
めちゃめちゃ very
中途半端 (ちゅうとはんぱ) halfway
試行錯誤 (しこうさくご) trial and error
黄金時代 (おうごんじだい) golden age
百花繚乱 (ひゃっかりょうらん) a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people)
宣戦布告 (せんせんふこく) declaration of war
自問自答 (じもんじとう) answering one's own question
自画自賛 (じがじさん) singing one's own praises
賛否両論 (さんぴりょうろん) arguments for and against
自分勝手 (じぶんかって) selfishness
多種多様 (たしゅたよう) a great variety of
不老不死 (ふろうふし) perpetual youth and longevity
感情移入 (かんじょういにゅう) empathy
唯一無二 (ゆいいつむに) one and only
本末転倒 (ほんまつてんとう) putting the cart before the horse
現状維持 (げんじょういじ) maintaining the status quo
王政復古 (おうせいふっこ) restoration of imperial rule
三寒四温 (さんかんしおん) alternation of three cold and four warm days (usu. in late winter and early spring)
単刀直入 (たんとうちょくにゅう) straight to the point
行儀作法 (ぎょうぎさほう) etiquette
不法行為 (ふほうこうい) tort
四面楚歌 (しめんそか) being surrounded by enemies on all sides
自業自得 (じごうじとく) paying for one's mistakes
紆余曲折 (うよきょくせつ) turns and twists
武装蜂起 (ぶそうほうき) armed uprising
廃仏毀釈 (はいぶつきしゃく) abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)
版籍奉還 (はんせきほうかん) return of the land and people from the feudal lords to the Emperor
過小評価 (かしょうひょうか) underestimation
自給自足 (じきゅうじそく) self-sufficiency
方向転換 (ほうこうてんかん) change of course
規制緩和 (きせいかんわ) deregulation
自己嫌悪 (じこけんお) self-hatred
自暴自棄 (じぼうじき) desperation
阿鼻叫喚 (あびきょうかん) agonizing cries
意気投合 (いきとうごう) hit it off with (a person)
疲労困憊 (ひろうこんぱい) total exhaustion
問答無用 (もんどうむよう) there being no use in arguing (about it)
三日坊主 (みっかぼうず) person who cannot stick to anything
優柔不断 (ゆうじゅうふだん) indecisive
心機一転 (しんきいってん) changing one's attitude
自己満足 (じこまんぞく) self-satisfaction
相思相愛 (そうしそうあい) mutual love
大政奉還 (たいせいほうかん) restoration of imperial rule
興味本位 (きょうみほんい) (just) out of curiosity
相乗効果 (そうじょうこうか) synergy
満場一致 (まんじょういっち) unanimity
臨機応変 (りんきおうへん) adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment
悪戦苦闘 (あくせんくとう) hard fighting
自由貿易 (じゆうぼうえき) free trade

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