修身
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to decorate; to embellish; to repair to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to study; to write; to cultivate |
body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit | ||
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| trad. (修身) | 修 | 身 | |
| simp. #(修身) | 修 | 身 | |
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修身
- to cultivate one's moral character; to practice self-cultivation
- 格物、致知、誠意、正心、修身、齊家、治國、平天下。 [MSC, trad.]
- Géwù, zhìzhī, chéngyì, zhèngxīn, xiūshēn, qíjiā, zhìguó, píngtiānxià. [Pinyin]
- Investigate the nature of things, pursue knowledge, act in good faith, rectify one's mind, cultivate one's moral character, manage one's household, administer state affairs and bring peace to the nation.
格物、致知、诚意、正心、修身、齐家、治国、平天下。 [MSC, simp.]
- 修身踐言，謂之善行。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Xiūshēn jiànyán, wèi zhī shànxíng. [Pinyin]
- To cultivate one's person and fulfil one's words is called good conduct.
修身践言，谓之善行。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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修身
Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 修 | 身 |
| しゅう Grade: 5 |
しん Grade: 3 |
| kan’on | on’yomi |
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修身 • (shūshin) ←しうしん (siusin)?
- cultivation of one's moral and behavior
- (historical) a subject of moral training education that was taught in Japanese elementary schools from 1890 to 1945
- 1933, 太宰治 [Osamu Dazai], 思ひ出 (Omoide, “Recollections”)[1]:
- それから間もなく試驗が來たけれど、私は博物でも地理でも修身でも、教科書の一字一句をそのまま暗記して了ふやうに努めた。
- Sore kara ma mo naku shiken ga kita keredo, watashi wa hakubutsu de mo chiri de mo shūshin de mo, kyōkasho no ichiji ikku o sono mama anki shite shimau yō ni tsutometa.
- Soon thereafter there was an exam, and I made an effort to memorize exact every single word and phrase in my textbooks of natural history, geography and moral training.
- それから間もなく試驗が來たけれど、私は博物でも地理でも修身でも、教科書の一字一句をそのまま暗記して了ふやうに努めた。
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References[edit]
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean[edit]
| Hanja in this term | |
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| 修 | 身 |
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