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Special kanji words derived from other words

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いしぶみ

Stone monument (石文)

  • 碑の銘文めいぶん - monumental inscription
  • (人)をしのんで碑を建てる - erect a monument to someone's memory
    • しのぶ - to reminisce
      • 昔日を偲ぶ
        • recall the past
      • 母の面影おもかげを偲ぶ
        • think of [remember] one's (dead) mother
        • 面影 - image, face resemblance
      • その子の面影は亡き父親を偲ばせた
        • He reminded me of his dead father.

いろど

色取る

  • 空は夕日で赤く彩られていた
    • The sky was tinged with red by the setting sun.
  • 通りは造花や提灯ちょうちんで華やかに彩られている
    • The streets are bright [brightly decorated] with artificial flowers and paper lanterns.

うけたまわ

受け賜る

  1. 〔謹んで聞く〕hear ⇒きく(聞く)
  • ご意見を承りたい
    • I'd like to hear your opinion.
  • 早急にご返事を承りたい
    • Please give me 「your answer as soon as possible [a prompt reply].
  • ご趣旨は承りました
    • I understand your viewpoint [opinion]./I understand what you mean.
  1. 〔伝え聞く〕
  • 承ればお子さんがご病気だそうで
    • I hear that your child is sick.
  1. 〔謹んで受ける,承知する〕
  • ご依頼の件,承りました
    • We will certainly comply with your request.
  • ご用命を承ります
    • May I help you?/What can I do for you?
  • 確かに承りました
    • Certainly [Very good], sir [ma'am].
  • 披露宴のご相談はこの部屋で承ります
    • Reservations for wedding banquets are taken in this room.

たまわ

  • これは宮中から賜った杯だ
    • This cup was an Imperial gift.
  • 受賞者は陛下に拝謁を賜った
    • The prizewinners were granted an audience with the Emperor.

おちい

落ち入る. Another form suggested by IME: 陷る.

  1. 〔よくない状態になる〕
  • 危篤に陥る
    • fall into critical condition
  • 昏睡状態に陥る
    • lapse into a coma
  • 事態は回復不能の状態に陥った
    • Things have lapsed into an irreparable state.
  • 苦境に陥っている
    • be in great difficulty
  1. 〔計略などにかかる〕
  • わなに陥る -「fall into [be caught in/〔まんまと〕 walk into] a trap
  • 誘惑に陥る
    • yield to temptation
  1. 〔攻め落とされる〕fall ((to, into))
  • ついに町は敵の手に陥った
    • The town 「was finally captured by the enemy [finally fell to the enemy].

おとしいれる

落とし入れる

  1. 〔計略などで危険・困難に追い込む〕entrap
  • 彼らはその男を苦境に陥れた
    • They plunged the man into a difficult situation.
  1. 〔攻め取る〕capture
  • ついに城を陥れた
    • Finally they took the fortress.

Written in other forms

かたよ

片寄る

  1. 〔一部分だけに集まる〕
  • 聴衆は部屋の横の方に片寄って座っていた
    • The audience had clustered on one side of the room.
  1. Incline towards / partialism
  2. 〔一方に傾く〕lean, incline ((toward(s))) - 彼の意見は左に片寄っている
    • His opinions lean [are slanted/incline] toward the left. - 食事が片寄らないようにしなさい
    • Try to eat well-balanced meals.
  3. 〔不公平である〕be partial;〔偏見がある〕be prejudiced - 片寄らない
    • 〔公正な〕fair/unbiased/〔偏見のない〕unprejudiced - 彼の意見は片寄っている
    • He is prejudiced./His view is one-sided. - 部下の扱い方が片寄るのはよくない
    • You must 「not be partial [play favorites] when dealing with your subordinates.

Written in Kana

くびき

頸木

  • 牛にくびきをつける
    • put a yoke on oxen/yoke oxen
  • 〔自由を束縛するもの〕bondage
  • 頸 appears to be used for neck in anatomy. Also, uterine cervix.

こいねが

乞い願う

こいねがう【▲希う・▲庶▲幾う】

  • strongly desire; earnestly wish ((for))
    • こいねがわくは人々に平安を与えたまえ
      • We pray that there may be peace among humankind.

たきぎ

焚き木

  • 暖炉にたきぎを足す
    • put more wood on the fire/add more wood to the fire
  • 薪能 a torchlight performance of Noh (given outdoors in the evening)
  • まき firewood
    • まきを割る
      • split wood
    • 火にまきをくべる
      • put wood on a fire
    • まきの束
      • a faggot

Less interesting ones

かたまり

固まり

こころみる

心見る

こころよ

心良い

しおり

枝折り

No real examples in progressive dictionary

うまや

馬屋 Horse barn

  • うまや番 a stableman

おくりな

贈り名 a posthumous title

こいし

小石. Probably more common to be つぶて.