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 |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 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.
Categories:
- 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 borrowed from Middle Chinese
- Japanese terms derived from Middle Chinese
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese proverbs
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms written with five Han script characters
- Japanese idioms