past tense and perfective aspect of 言う (iu, yū) [godan]

nonetheless, although, be that as it may

in other words; what I (you, etc.) mean is

to startle; to surprise; to astonish

copies of a newspaper or magazine

division, divide, a part / section, bureau, department

division, bureau / school club / category

part / section / division / department / club

haunted house

(computing) ghost character (kanji included in JIS X 0208 but of unknown origin)