Jisho

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Words — 17 found

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1. the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three movesYojijukugo (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
  • おし教え
  • など
  • もちだ持ち出して
  • こども子供
  • じゅけん受験
  • ひっこ引っ越し
  • せいとうか正当化
  • しないで
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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1. moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shootsUsually written using kana alone
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2. Phyllostachys edulisPhyllostachys 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
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2. Mencius (one of the Four Books)See also 四書
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3. MenciusMencius was a Chinese philosopher who was arguably the mo... Read more
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1. beginning of autumnObsolete term
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2. seventh month of the lunar calendar
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1. beginning of winterObsolete term
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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 calendarObsolete term
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1. beginning of spring
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2. first month of the lunar calendarObsolete term
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1. the Confucian Analects and the Discourses of Mencius
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1. fatherHonorific 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
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孟浪 【まんらん】
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1. moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)Abbreviation, See also 孟宗竹
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こうもうおし 孔孟
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1. the teachings of Confucius and Mencius
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もうさんせんおし 孟母三遷
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1. the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning
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もうだんおし 孟母断機
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1. (the lesson that) one should not leave things unfinishedProverb, 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

13.916615172112976
8 strokes. JLPT N1. Jinmeiyō kanji.
chief, beginning
Kun: かしら
On: モウ ボウ ミョウ
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