pen name of a mid-Heian period poet and court lady, possibly 清原諾子 (Kiyohara no Nagiko), famous for authoring 枕草子 (Makura no Sōshi, “The Pillow Book”)

(politics, historical) an acting lesser counselor in the 太政官 (Daijō-kan)

willow

忘るな草, 勿忘草: forget-me-not

Alternative form of 忘れな草

a surname

a kind of biting midge

(obsolete) The hentaigana syllable that is used to represent su in old Japanese text.

穴熊: a badger

a badger (mammal) / (shogi) a shogi castle that locates the king at the corner of the board and fills all surrounding squares with defending pieces