This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

居士

Reading

Kana: こじ
Romaji: koji
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix)

(Buddhist term)
See also: 大姉 (reading だいし)
2

private-sector scholar

Kanji

Readings: キョ、 コ、 い.る、 -い、 お.る
Meanings: reside, to be, exist, live with
Readings: シ、 さむらい
Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)

Example Sentences

一言居士(いちげんこじ)
➥You have something to say about everything, don't you?
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また、お説教(せっきょう)(はじ)まった。一言居士(いちげんこじ)面目(めんぼく)躍如(やくじょ)というところだね。
➥Uh-oh here comes another lecture. How typical. This guy has something to say about everything.
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