a woman's work or effort / female worker / the handwriting of a woman / (by extension) Synonym of 平仮名 (hiragana): one of two syllabary scripts used to write Japanese, as opposed to kanji

feminine face

Alternative spelling of 出づ (izu)

conjunctive form of 出る (deru) [ichidan]

voice

voice, speech / tone / variation of stress in pronunciation / tone mark

sunlight; sunshine

(Buddhism) knowledge or wisdom that dispels the darkness of ignorance and brings to the realization of truth; enlightenment / (Buddhism) an esoteric mantra

tea, the tea plant

a pseudonym, an alias, sobriquet, pen name / in feudal Japan, a public name given to boys upon coming of age, after which their birth names would be kept private