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Level 1 Jukugo (Part 13)

1 – 擯斥 – hinseki – ostracism

2 – 微醺 – bikun – slight intoxication

3 – 寐語 – bigo – sleep-talking

4 – 媚笑 – bishou – enticing smile

5 – 媚態 – bitai – coquetry

6 – 瀰漫 – biman – spread

7 – 白毫 – byakugou – whorl of white hair on the forehead of the Buddha, represented by a white precious stone on statues of Buddha

8 – 白朮 – byakujyutsu – used in herbal medicine

9 – 媚薬 – biyaku – aphrodisiac

10 – 謬説 – byuusetsu – fallacy

11 – 苗裔 – byouei – descendant

12 – 杪春 – byoushun – end of spring

13 – 病牀 – byoushou – sickbed

14 – 病褥 – byoujyoku – sickbed

15 – 眇眇 – byoubyou – trifling

16 – 屏風 – byoubu – folding screen

17 – 渺茫 – byoubou – boundless

18 – 微恙 – biyou – slight illness

19 – 糜爛 – biran – ulceration, abscess, decomposition (of a body), becoming degenerate

20 – 鬢削ぎ – binsogi – evenly cut sidelocks (symbol of adulthood for noblewomen in the Heian era), ritual of cutting the sidelocks (coming-of-age ceremony for women from about 1568-1867)

​21 – 鬢除ぎ – binsogi – evenly cut sidelocks (symbol of adulthood for noblewomen in the Heian era); ritual of cutting the sidelocks (coming-of-age ceremony for women from about 1568-1867)

22 – 鬢長 – binnaga – a type of tuna

23 – 憫察 – binsatsu – taking pity upon

24 – 愍笑 – binshou – smiling with pity

25 – 愍然 – binzen – pitiable

26 – 憫然 – binzen – pitiable

27 – 鬢曽木 – binsogi – evenly cut sidelocks (symbol of adulthood for noblewomen in the Heian era), ritual of cutting the sidelocks (coming-of-age ceremony for women from about 1568-1867)

28 – 鬢髪 – binpatsu – hair at the side of the head

29 – 黽勉 – binben – diligence

30 – 紊乱 – binran – disorder, corruption (of public morals)

31 – 腑抜け – funuke – wimp

32 – 腑分け – fuwake – autopsy

33 – 傅育 – fuiku – bringing up, tuition

34 – 封緘 – fuukan – a seal on letters or documents

35 – 諷刺 – fuushi – satire

36 – 瘋癲 – fuuten – insanity, vagabond

37 – 風靡 – fuubi – sweeping (the world)

38 – 諷喩 – fuuyu – insinuation, allegory

39 – 斧鉞 – fuetsu – axe

40 – 布衍 – fuen – clear explanation

41 – 敷延 – fuen – clear explanation

42 – 敷衍 – fuen – clear explanation

43 – 孵化 – fuka – incubation, hatching

44 – 俯角 – fukaku – depression, angle of a dip

45 – 負郭 – fukaku – land near a castle

46 – 不堪 – fukan – incompetence

47 – 俯瞰 – fukan – having a bird’s-eye view

48 – 不羈 – fuki – freedom

49 – 俯仰 – fugyou – looking up and down

50 – 馥郁 – fukuiku – fragrant

51 – 袱紗 – fukusa – small cloth for wiping tea utensils

52 – 輻射 – fukusha – radiation

53 – 復讐 – fukushuu – revenge

54 – 輻湊 – fukusou – congestion (e.g. traffic)

55 – 輻輳 – fukusou – congestion (e.g. traffic)

56 – 復辟 – fukuheki – restoration (of an abdicated ruler)

57 – 服膺 – fukuyou – bearing in mind

58 – 巫覡 – fugeki – shaman, diviner

59 – 巫祝 – fushuku – shrine maiden

Shrine maidens at the Fushimi Inari Shrine. Photo – Collin Grady

60 – 巫術 – fujyutsu – shamanism

61 – 富贍 – fusen – affluence

62 – 榑桑 – fusou – Chinese hibiscus

63 – 怫然 – futsuzen – wrathful

64 – 不逞 – futei – insubordination, outlawry

65 – 浮屠 – futo – Buddha, stupa, Buddhist temple, Buddhist monk

66 – 不愍 – fubin – pitiable

67 – 不憫 – fubin – pitiable

68 – 俯伏 – fufuku – prostration

69 – 誣妄 – fubou – slander

70 – 誣謗 – fubou – slander

71 – 誣罔 – fumou – slander

72 – 浮遊 – fuyuu – floating, wandering (about)

73 – 不埒 – furachi – outrageous, rude

74 – 腐爛 – furan – decomposition, ulceration

​75 – 孵卵 – furan – incubation, hatching

76 – 符籙 – furoku – fulu; protective talisman used historically by Taoist pilgrims in China

77 – 焚刑 – funkei – burning at the stake

78 – 吻合 – fungo – coincidence, conformity

79 – 刎死 – funshi – decapitating oneself

80 – 噴泉 – funsen – a spring

81 – 紛諍 – funsou – dispute

82 – 芬芬 – funpun – a strong smell

83 – 憤懣 – funman – indignation

84 – 茯苓 – bukuryou – used in Chinese medicine

85 – 誣告 – bukoku – slander

86 – 憮然 – buzen – disappointed, angry

87 – 仏聖 – busshou – rice offered to Buddha

88 – 仏餉 – busshou – rice offered to Buddha

89 – 豊饒 – bunyou / houjyou – fruitful

90 – 舞踊 – buyou – dance

91 – 無聊 – buryou – tedium, discontent

92 – 分袂 – bunbei – parting (from someone)

93 – 弊衣 – heii – worn-out clothes

94 – 平滑 – heikatsu – flat

95 – 屏居 – heikyo – living in retirement

96 – 俾倪 – heigei – glaring at, frowning upon

97 – 炳乎 – heiko – bright, evident

98 – 併合 – heigou – merger, annexation

99 – 嬖妾 – heishou – favourite mistress

100 – 嬖臣 – heishin – favourite retainer

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