Search Terms: *孟*
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noun
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father(honorific language, archaism)(used by children of court nobles and noble families)
See also:御父様 (おとうさま)
Other readings:
御申様【おもうさま】
、御孟様【おもうさま】
noun
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moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens), tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots(usually kana)
Other readings:
もうそうだけ《孟宗竹》
、モウソウチク
、モウソウダケ
expression
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the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning, Mencius' mother, three moves(yojijukugo)
See also:孟母三遷の教え (もうぼさんせんのおしえ)
expression
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the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning
expression
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(the lesson that) one should not leave things unfinished(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)
See also:断機
na-adjective, noun
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careless, incoherent, sloppy, negligent
Other readings:
孟浪【まんらん】