Words
Words with 起
Kanji 起, meaning rouse, appears in 247 Japanese vocabulary entries.
起承転結
きしょうてんけつ
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry)
起訴便宜主義
きそべんぎしゅぎ
principle of discretionary prosecution (the right of a public prosecutor to exercise discretion in cancelling prosecution)
起訴法定主義
きそほうていしゅぎ
principle of compulsory prosecution (i.e. a public prosecutor must seek an indictment if evidence is sufficient)
起龕
きがん
ceremonial removal of the coffin from the house (lay person) or temple (priest) (Zen Buddhism)
十二縁起説
じゅうにえんぎせつ
Buddhist theory of the twelve-fold chain of causation, interdependent origination and co-dependent arising (San: pratītya-samutpāda)