イ
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. being (somewhere)
usu. used in compound words
2. sitting
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
イ
Used in vocabulary (37 in total)
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
pretending to be out
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
play; drama
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
long visit; overstaying
arrogant; haughty; self-important
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
whereabouts; address
(one's) seating posture; way one sits
living in the mountains; house in the mountains
living room (Western style); sitting room
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
high-handed; overbearing
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside
staying at home
movements; sitting and standing
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
shrine; imperial palace; residing (of an emperor or god)
burglary turned robbery (i.e. when the burglar is detected)
sitting on a veranda
remaining
playing with one's king in its original starting position; sitting king
playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; (lit.) relaxing while the demon is out
burglary (while occupants are present); burglar (of a house where occupants are present)
one's surroundings; surrounding area
kimono seat lining
aural highlight of a noh play in which the main actor remains seated
eatery; restaurant