(rare) the handwriting of a man or male / (rare) Synonym of 漢字 (kanji): Chinese characters used to write Japanese, as opposed to kana

a man's work or effort / the handwriting of a man / (by extension) Synonym of 漢字 (kanji): Chinese characters used to write Japanese, as opposed to kana / a male worker

one thing

first, initial / one-eyed

one-eyed goblin, a Japanese monster

“a hundred days of sermonizing, one fart” → a metaphor for how something that one has put great effort into can come to nothing after even a slight mistake, much as a hundred days of serious spiritual study can be lost to the winds