a freshwater lake

Alternative spelling of 近江 (Ōmi): Ōmi Province / Alternative spelling of 近江 (Ōmi): the ancient name for 琵琶湖 (Biwako, “Lake Biwa”) / a surname

(poetic) Alternative spelling of 国 (kuni): one's hometown or birthplace

a hometown, homeland

the vicinity, the neighborhood

soon, before long

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness

a personal or private matter / selfishness / privacy, secrecy / (women's speech, obsolete) a brother-in-law