JinmeiyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 1

Meaning

Kanji 孟

chief

chief, beginning

Stroke Order
Kontrol animasi urutan goresan

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
かしら
Onyomi 音読み
モウボウミョウ
Nanori 名乗り
たけしたけはるはじめつとむおさはい
Jōyō
-
JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#2127
Strokes
8
Radical
Components
Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji
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Related vocabulary

Showing 16 common entries

Showing 16 of 17 entries that include this kanji.

孟子

もうし

Mencius (one of the Four Books)

孟夏

もうか

beginning of summer

孟宗

もうそう

moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)

孟宗の節

もうそうのふし

root of a moso bamboo

孟宗竹

もうそうだけ

moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)

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

孟母三遷

もうぼさんせん

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

孟母三遷の教え

もうぼさんせんのおしえ

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

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

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

子は古代中国の思想家として知られている。

Mencius is known as an ancient Chinese philosopher.

旧暦では、春は春の最初の月を指す。

In the old calendar, the first month of spring is called early spring.

夏の風が田んぼをわたってきた。

The wind of early summer swept across the rice fields.

その一族では、が長子を表す字として使われた。

In that family, the character was used to indicate the eldest child.

古い文献では、は物事の始まりを示す。

In old texts, the character indicates the beginning of things.