Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. morality; righteousness; justice; honour (honor)
2. meaning
3. teachings; doctrine
Noun
4. nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
5. prosthesis
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (119 in total)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
various meanings
meaning; significance
reading of a kanji by meaning
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
chivalrous thief
artificial eye
meaning of a word
chivalry; heroism
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
double meaning; two meanings; amphibolous
public-spirited or self-sacrificing individual
transferred meaning; figurative meaning
lecture
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
loyalty; devotion
creed; doctrine; dogma
great cause; moral law; justice
same meaning; synonymy
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
artificial leg
volunteer soldier
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
artificial body; cyborg
selfless (pious, righteous) man
faith; fidelity; loyalty
morality; moral principles
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
doubt
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
heroism; loyalty and courage
true meaning; underlying principle
chivalrous spirit
private school
meaningless; insignificance
loyal retainer
parents-in-law
humanism; humanitarianism
antonym
original meaning
one meaning; primary importance; primary significance; a reason; a truth
morals; morality; sincerity
righteous army
fidelity to one's principles
noble undertaking; heroic deed
secondary meaning; of secondary import
artificial tooth
chivalrous spirit
meaning of a word; sense of a word
nationalism; patriotism
the same meaning
esoterica; mystery; sanctum
righteous army (esp. in Korea); member of a righteous army; irregular militia
synonymousness
denominational doctrine; doctrine of a sect
the Boxers (China)
contribution
disownment
ultimate truth; original meaning (of a word)
immorality; dishonesty
undefined; unspecified
justice and humanity
brutality; inhumanity
six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison); six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory); six principles of calligraphy; six classes of kanji characters
knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage
Nondenominationalism (a Japanese Christian group)
non-biological parents (step-parents, parents-in-law, etc.)
secondary
different meaning; different opinion
true meaning
crusade; holy war
true meaning; true significance
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
adopted child
abstruseness; abstruse word
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
spouse's parents' home; in-law's home
parliamentarism
faithlessness; insincerity
explanation (of the meaning); interpretation
justice; equity
loyal retainer
essence
policy favouring major powers; policy of great powers favorable only to themselves
kanji reading and meaning
the "three noes principle" of no drive, no interest, and no sense of responsibility; principle of indolence, indifference, and irresponsibility
explanation (of the meaning); interpretation
antonym
reason and justice
detailed exposition
reading and meaning of a kanji
Shingi Shingon ("New Shingon" school of Buddhism)
meaning of a phrase
interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context
first-to-file principle (in patent law); first-to-file system
first-to-invent principle (in patent law); first-to-invent system
Sutra of Immeasurable Meanings
principle of nonalignment; nonalignment policy