くの字点

くのじてん

iteration mark shaped like the hiragana "ku" (used in vertical writing to represent repetition of two or more characters)

くの字に曲げる

くのじにまげる

to bend over in the shape of the the character ku, to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape

のの字

ののじ

loop; shape of a hiragana "no"

大の字

だいのじ

shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched), sprawling, lying spread-eagled

御の字

おんのじ

most satisfactory

８の字

はちのじ

figure eight, figure of eight

喜の字

きのじ

77th birthday

ほの字

ほのじ

the L-word (i.e. love)

正の字

せいのじ

unit of five (in tallies, etc.)

川の字

かわのじ

(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); "river" character

への字

へのじ

mouth shaped like a kana "he" character, mouth turned down at the corners

コの字

コのじ

U-shaped

同の字点

どうのじてん

kanji iteration mark

二の字点

にのじてん

iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun-yomi)

一の字点

いちのじてん

kana iteration mark

忍の一字

にんのいちじ

Patience is the only way

獣の数字

けもののすうじ

Number of the Beast (i.e. 666)

文字の幅

もじのはば

width of character

くずし字

くずしじ

character written in a cursive style