Jisho

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Words — 18 found

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1. the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three moves​Yojijukugo (four character compound), See also 孟母三遷の教え もうぼさんせんのおしえ
  • もうぼさんせん孟母三遷
  • の
  • おし教え
  • など
  • もちだ持ち出して
  • 、
  • こども子供
  • の
  • お
  • じゅけん受験
  • で
  • の
  • ひっこ引っ越し
  • を
  • せいとうか正当化
  • しないで
  • よ
  • 。
Don't drag out Chinese sayings about the importance of an environment conducive to learning just to justify moving for a child's entrance exams!
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Noun
1. moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots​Usually written using kana alone
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2. Phyllostachys edulis​Phyllostachys edulis, or moso bamboo, is a temperate spec... Read more
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孟宗竹 【もうそうだけ】、モウソウチク、モウソウダケ
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1. Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi​
Noun
2. Mencius (one of the Four Books)​See also 四書
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3. Mencius​Mencius was a Chinese philosopher who was arguably the mo... Read more
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1. beginning of autumn​Obsolete term
Noun
2. seventh month of the lunar calendar​
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1. beginning of winter​Obsolete term
Noun
2. tenth month of the lunar calendar​
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1. beginning of summer​
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2. fourth month of the lunar calendar​Obsolete term
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1. beginning of spring​
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2. first month of the lunar calendar​Obsolete term
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1. moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)​Abbreviation, See also 孟宗竹
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1. father​Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, Archaic, See also 御母様, used by children of court nobles and noble families
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御申様 【おもうさま】、御孟様 【おもうさま】
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. careless; incoherent; sloppy; negligent​
Other forms
孟浪 【まんらん】
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1. the Confucian Analects and the Discourses of Mencius​
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こうもうおし 孔孟の教え
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1. the teachings of Confucius and Mencius​
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1. Bombay (old name for Mumbai)​Usually written using kana alone, See also ムンバイ
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孟買: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form.
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もうぼさんせんおし 孟母三遷の教え
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1. the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning​
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もうぼだんきおし 孟母断機の教え
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1. (the lesson that) one should not leave things unfinished​Proverb, See also 断機, from a tale about Mencius' mother admonishing him from leaving school early by cutting apart a cloth she was in the middle of weaving
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Kanji — 1 found

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8 strokes. JLPT N1. Jinmeiyō kanji.
孟
chief, beginning
Kun: かしら
On: モウ、 ボウ、 ミョウ
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