孟
孟

chief, beginning

8 strokesFrequency 2,127JLPT N1Grade 9

On

モウボウミョウ

Kun

かしら

Nanori

たけしたけはるはじめつとむおさはい

Dictionary

Common Words

孟子もうしNounFreq #68524
1

Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi

2

Mencius (one of the Four Books)

もうそうちく孟宗竹もうそうだけモウソウチクモウソウダケNounUsually kanaFreq #101321
1

moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots

孟夏もうかNounFreq #101618
1

beginning of summer

2

Obsolete term

fourth month of the lunar calendar

孟秋もうしゅうNounFreq #109506
1

Obsolete term

beginning of autumn

2

seventh month of the lunar calendar

孟宗もうそうNounFreq #130449
1

Abbreviation

moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)

孔孟こうもうNounFreq #150925
1

Confucius and Mencius

孟母三遷もうぼさんせんExpression四字熟語Freq #187736
1

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three moves

Examples
孟母三遷の教えなど持ち出して、子供のお受験での引っ越しを正当化しないでよ。
Don't drag out Chinese sayings about the importance of an environment conducive to learning just to justify moving for a child's entrance exams!
孟浪もうろうまんらんNoun～な Adj.Freq #215616
1

careless; incoherent; sloppy; negligent

孔孟の教えこうもうのおしえNounExpressionFreq #231722
1

the teachings of Confucius and Mencius

孟春もうしゅんNounFreq #250792
1

beginning of spring

2

Obsolete term

first month of the lunar calendar

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