Definition of 勧善懲悪 (かんぜんちょうあく)
かんぜんちょうあく
勧善懲悪
かんぜんちょうあく
kanzenchouaku
Common word
noun
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rewarding good and punishing evil, novel or drama with a rewarding-good-and-punishing-evil theme, moral purpose, morality play(yojijukugo)
Related Kanji
勧 | persuade, recommend, advise, encourage, offer |
善 | virtuous, good, goodness |
懲 | penal, chastise, punish, discipline |
悪 | bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong |