(typography) the ban on separating multiple successive instances of certain leading punctuation marks, such as multiple successive em dashes, wavy dashes, two-dot leaders, ellipses, etc., during line breaking

(Chūgoku, Shikoku, Kyūshū) because, since, so: presents the preceding clause as the reason for the following clause

(Classical Japanese) Alternative form of けむ (kemu)

用件: business, matter / 洋犬: Western breed of dog / 洋剣: Western sword / 要件: important matter; requisite

権威: authority

健太: a male given name / 健大: a male given name / 建太: a male given name

健太郎: a male given name / 健太朗: a male given name / 賢太郎: a male given name / 謙太朗: a male given name

健人: a male given name / 賢人: a male given name

(onomatopoeia) ribbit

Dialect form of くれ (kure, “please”)