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17 entries were found for 姑.

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姑

noun
しゅうとめ、しゅうと、しうとめ、しいとめ
mother-in-law
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因循姑息

noun
いんじゅんこそく
dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)
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慈姑

noun
くわい、クワイ
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
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麻姑掻痒

noun
まこそうよう
things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes); someone being very attentive to one's wishes
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小心姑息

noun
adj-na
しょうしんこそく
timid and evasive (person); timid and makeshift (approach, measure, etc.)
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小姑

noun
こじゅうとめ、こじゅうと
sister-in-law
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舅姑

noun
きゅうこ
parents-in-law
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芸妓

芸奴、芸姑
noun
げいぎ、げいこ
geisha
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姑息

adj-na
noun
こそく
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
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姑洗

noun
こせん
(in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp); third lunar month
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