(typography, printing) a block of multiple characters arranged in a space equivalent to that of a single character (an imaginary square), usually containing katakana, used to save space

Alternative spelling of 新選組 (Shinsengumi): a special police force organized by the shogunate during the Bakumatsu period

(historical) a special police force organized by the shogunate during the Bakumatsu period

Synonym of 文官 (bunkan, “civilian”)

Synonym of 武官 (bukan, “military officer”)

academy or non-university college (a post-secondary school not legally considered a university)

(education) high school, senior high school

vocational school

boarding school

public school, state school