(n,n-suf) (1) angle; (2) square (or cube); (3) bishop (shogi); (4) (See 五音) third degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale); (5) (See 角宿) Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (6) (See 元・げん) jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan); (P)[edict]
(prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle)[edict]
(prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P)[edict]
(suf,prt) (literary equiv. of だけ) only; nothing but; (P)[edict]
(n) (See スラグ) slag[edict]
(prt) (1) (uk) (occasionally ん) indicates possessive; (2) verb and adjective nominalizer (nominaliser); (3) substituting for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (4) (often ん) indicates a confident conclusion; (5) emotional emphasis (sentence end) (fem); (6) indicates question (sentence end); (P)[edict]
(prt) (arch) possessive (used on tombs, etc.)[edict]
(n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm)[edict]
(n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)[edict]