Meanings
Readings
Common Words
width; breadth
freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude
gap; difference (e.g. in price); range (e.g. of voice)
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
big; large; drastic; substantial
full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
house-cloth; dust cloth
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; cap; skullcap; hat
tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
drawstring purse; money pouch
Food, cooking
pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden
Abbreviation
hanger-on; follower; flunky; sycophant
Archaic
unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
wide (e.g. belt, shoes, ribbon); broad
hanger-on; follower; flunky; sycophant
purse strapped round one's waist
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
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