温良恭倹譲
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
| 温 | 良 | 恭 | 倹 | 譲 |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese: 温良恭倹譲
Idiom
温良恭倹譲 (hiragana おんりょうきょうけんじょう, romaji onryō kyōkenjō)
- Be cordial, kind, courteous, modest, and deferential.
References
- The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.