long and narrow

(collective) north and south

shape, form, style

Japan

(archaic) Japan

Short for 日本国 (Nihon-koku): Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia) / a surname

(kabuki, theater) Short for 女形 (onnagata)., a female role played by a male actor in kabuki theater

a shape / a form / a pattern, die, or model from which copies are made / collateral for borrowed money / on a coin, the side with writing on it

(affixed to nouns): the shape or form of the affixed noun / (affixed to on'yomi nouns): a typical example of the affixed noun; the type of the affixed noun

(linguistics) grammatical tense / (Japanese grammar) a conjugation form of a verb