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孟

chief
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingモウ、ボウ、ミョウ
Kun readingかしら
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. chief
    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!tatoeba
    幼名は孟太郎、富八郎。His childhood name was Motaro and Tomihachiro.wiki
  2. beginning

Radicals and components

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Compound words

孔孟こうもう
Confucius and Mencius
孟夏もうか
beginning of summer
孟子もうし
Mencius (372-289 BCE)
孟秋もうしゅう
beginning of autumn
孟春もうしゅん
beginning of spring
孟女もうじょ
eldest daughter
孟冬もうとう
beginning of winter
論孟ろんもう
the Confucian Analects and the Discourses of Mencius
孟母三遷もうぼさんせん
the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning
孔孟の教えこうもうのおしえ
the teachings of Confucius and Mencius
孟母断機の教えもうぼだんきのおしえ
(the lesson that) one should not leave things unfinished

Additional Examples

3月、米原綱善に孟子を学ぶ。
In March, he learned The Book of Mencius from Tsunayoshi YONEHARA.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 孟

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step