a kanji compound used to semantically write a native Japanese word, with individual kanji not corresponding to discrete elements in the native Japanese word: as in 今日(きょう) (kyō, “today”) or 大人(おとな)...

(government) the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology

account (registry of pecuniary transactions) / check, bill (at a restaurant, etc.)

Short for 流行性感冒 (ryūkōsei kanbō, “influenza”).