noun / expression:

• five races under one union; founding principle of the Republic of China (Han, Manchurians, Mongolians, Hui, Tibetans) - four character idiom
• harmony of the five races; official policy of Manchukuo (Manchurians, Han, Mongolians, Koreans, Japanese) ［五族協和］ - four character idiom

noun:

• affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

noun:

• under one's parents roof

noun:

• territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.)
• countryside - archaism

noun:

• thatched-roof gate (used as the entrance to a garden, esp. of a tea ceremony house)
• my home ［ぼうもん］ - humble language

godan ~く verb:

• to be underwater from the neck down; to collect shells, seaweed, etc. by diving under the water - archaism
• to force something under the surface of the water

noun / ~する noun:

• wind blowing snow down a mountain
• removing snow from the roof of a house

noun:

• system of Japanese provinces under the ritsuryo system; ancient provinces of Japan ➜ 律令【りつりょう】

noun:

• Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province
• sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords
• in fiction, a heavier variant of Japanese sword

noun:

• (of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji without a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel
• (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds

noun:

• desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlay
• being pinned under; being caught under; being trapped under; being buried under; being crushed beneath
• model; pattern - often as 〜を下敷きにして

noun:

• banishment (to a location far from the capital); the harshest of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryo system

noun:

• Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang) ［こくふ］ - abbreviation ➜ 国民政府
• provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital ➜ 律令制

noun / ~の noun:

• thatch roof; thatching a roof with grass

noun:

• being under the rule of; being under the government of

noun:

• wooden board used on the ridge-ends of a roof instead of an onigawara tile (sometimes covered in copper sheeting) ➜ 鬼瓦

noun:

• pent roof built atop the stairs of a shrine or temple

noun / ~の noun:

• under the wing (esp. of an aircraft)
• under one's wing; under one's control

expression / ichidan verb:

• to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on
• to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

noun:

• under the table; word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter

noun:

• soryo system; organization of regional landholding families based on divided inheritance under the leadership of a main heir, usu. the eldest son (Kamakura period)

noun:

• banishment (to a nearby province); the least severe of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryo system

noun:

• decorating the alcove of a tea room with a hanging scroll and flowers (in more formal tea ceremonies, during only the first and second half respectively)
• style of decorating a traditional Japanese room (esp. a study) in which incense, a pair of vases and a pair of candlesticks are placed on a table in front of a trio of hanging scrolls - orig. meaning

noun:

• hemp rope fastened from the bow of a Japanese ship to the tip of the mast ➜ 筈

noun:

• word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter
• under the desk