Counter for long, thin things.

lozenge (of medicine)

(Buddhism) Short for 地蔵菩薩 (Jizō Bosatsu): Ksitigarbha, the bodhisattva who looks over children, pregnant women, travelers, and the underworld

a surname / a female given name

Alternative spelling of 五十路 (isoji): fifty, 50

a placename / a surname

one's real/natural hair (as opposed to a wig or extensions)

a Japanese company that mainly produces food seasonings and other additives / the trademarked product name for monosodium glutamate held by Ajinomoto

The katakana syllable ヂャ (ja). Its equivalent in hiragana is ぢゃ (ja).

koji: a substance that is produced by letting a mold, especially Aspergillus oryzae, grow on rice, barley, soybeans, etc., used to make fermented products such as sake, amazake, miso, and soy sauce