a Japanese word of ancient Japanese origin (as opposed to a word borrowed from Chinese, or composed in Japan from Chinese-derived roots) / Japanese songs or poetry (such as tanka)

male language, men's words

wordplay

the censorship of words which are considered politically incorrect

expression, wording, way of speaking

Alternative spelling of 子等 (“children”)

a surname

a child / Short for 子爵 (shishaku): the fourth rank of nobility in Meiji-postwar Japan, equivalent to a viscount / an honorific for a learned man, such as teacher or master

(archaic) second-person pronoun: you (of one's equals)

child