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孟母断機の教え
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 孟母断機の教え.
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Proverb; From a tale about Mencius' mother admonishing him from leaving school early by cutting apart a cloth she was in the middle of weaving
(the lesson that) one should not leave things unfinished
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
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
母
mother
5 strokesFrequency 570JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ボ
Kun
ははも
断
severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
11 strokesFrequency 338JLPT N2Grade 5
On
ダン
Kun
た.つことわ.るさだ.める
機
loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
16 strokesFrequency 127JLPT N2Grade 4
On
キ
Kun
はた
教
teach, faith, doctrine
11 strokesFrequency 166JLPT N3Grade 2
On
キョウ
Kun
おし.えるおそ.わる
Nanori
のりひさ
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