温良恭倹譲
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| on’yomi | ||||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 溫良恭儉讓 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Chinese 溫良恭儉讓 (MC 'won ljang kjowng gjemX nyangH).
Proverb
[edit]温良恭倹譲 • (on-ryō-kyō-ken-jō)
- 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.
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- Japanese terms spelled with 温 read as おん
- Japanese terms spelled with 良 read as りょう
- Japanese terms spelled with 恭 read as きょう
- Japanese terms spelled with 倹 read as けん
- Japanese terms spelled with 譲 read as じょう
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
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- Japanese terms derived from Middle Chinese
- Japanese lemmas
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- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
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- Japanese terms written with five Han script characters