just now; a short while ago

false reading (a kanji compound whose reading does not match the readings of its component characters).

a male given name

a male given name

using the 訓読(くんよ)み (kun'yomi, “native Japanese reading”) of kanji to represent 大和(やまと)言(こと)葉(ば) (yamato kotoba, “native Japanese words”), irrespective of the kanji's actual meaning

playful kun'yomi in the Man'yōshū

of multiple kanji: having the same kun (訓)

king, lord, ruler / person of high rank / form of address to fellow colleagues or inferiors

suffix for boys' names / indicates respect / indicates familiarity

lesson, teaching