| This kanji has 8 strokes: 3 strokes in the "child" radical 子 (こ) and 5 other strokes | ||
| Sample Compounds (10): | ||
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孔孟 こうもう |
Confucius and Mencius |
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2.
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孔孟の教え こうもうのおしえ |
the teachings of Confucius and Mencius |
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孟夏 もうか |
beginning of summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar |
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孟子 もうし |
Mencius (Meng Zi) (371-289BCE), the Discourses of Mencius - one of the Four Books |
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孟秋 もうしゅう |
beginning of autumn, seventh month of the lunar calendar |
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孟春 もうしゅん |
beginning of spring, first month of the lunar calendar |
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孟女 もうじょ |
eldest daughter |
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孟冬 もうとう |
beginning of winter, tenth month of the lunar calendar |
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孟母三遷 もうぼさんせん |
the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child''s learning (lit: Mencius'' mother, three moves) |
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論孟 ろんもう |
The Confucian Analects and the Discourses of Mencius |