- (n,n-suf) (1) section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph; (2) {ling} phrase; (3) verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); (4) haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; (5) maxim; saying; idiom; expression; (P)[edict]
- (n) ward; district; section; (P)[edict]
- (n) quadrature[edict]
- (n) (1) pain; anguish; suffering; distress; anxiety; worry; trouble; difficulty; hardship; (2) {Buddh} (See 八苦) duhkha (suffering)[edict]
- (suf,ctr) (arch) counter for Buddhist images (statues & paintings)[edict]
- (n) {Buddh} (See 煩悩・2) klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)[edict]