Confucian

  • JLPT N1
  • 16 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 人
  • #2162 most frequent

Human Activities · Culture Art

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
ジュ

Example sentences 3

寺子屋や藩校の普及により読み書き算盤が広く浸透し、幕府奨励の儒学のほかに本草学などの自然科学が育った。

Due to the spread of Terakoya (Temple elementary schools during the Edo period) and Hanko (a domain school), reading, writing and arithmetic penetrated widely, and in addition to Confucianism recommended by the bakufu, natural science including herbalism developed.

上からの「仁政」すなわち民に情け深い治政をすべきだとの強い儒教思想の持ち主で独自の県治方針を抱いていた。

His strong belief in Confucianism was behind his philosophy of 'Jinsei' (benevolent rule) from above, that is to say, the rule of law for the people based on compassion, and held unique policies for prefectural administration.『

抱き首の形にするのは、首が飛んで落ち、土砂に汚れるのを防ぐための配慮と、「身体を分割するのは親不孝」との儒教思想の影響があるためとされる。

Daki-kubi was performed in order to prevent the severed head from falling to the ground and getting dirty, and is also thought to be due to the influence of the Confucian ideology that 'dividing up the body displays a lack of filial piety.'