温良恭倹譲
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||||
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温 | 良 | 恭 | 倹 | 譲 |
おん Grade: 3 |
りょう Grade: 4 |
きょう Grade: S |
けん Grade: S |
じょう Grade: S |
Alternative spelling |
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溫良恭儉讓 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
From Middle Chinese 温 (wēn)良恭 (gōng)倹 (jiǎn)譲 (ràng).
Proverb edit
温良恭倹譲 • (onryō kyōkenjō)
- Be cordial, kind, courteous, modest, and deferential.
References edit
- The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.