Word Meaning 三猿主義

さんえんしゅぎ sanenshugi

三猿主義 is read as さんえんしゅぎ (sanenshugi) and means the principle of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Meaning

English

the principle of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
the policy of "see-not, hear-not, and speak-not"

Reading

Kana

さんえんしゅぎ

Romaji

sanenshugi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 67348 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

三民主義

さんみんしゅぎ

(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People

三反主義

さんぱんしゅぎ

anti-communism, anti-capitalism, anti-fascism (policy of the Socialist Masses Party)

三無主義

さんむしゅぎ

the "three noes principle" of no drive, no interest, and no sense of responsibility

三国志演義

さんごくしえんぎ

Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)

三大義務

さんだいぎむ

The Three Major Duties (education, work and payment of taxes)

三猿

さんえん

three wise monkeys (who "see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil")

主義

しゅぎ

doctrine

資本主義

しほんしゅぎ

capitalism

共産主義

きょうさんしゅぎ

communism

軍国主義

ぐんこくしゅぎ

militarism

人道主義

じんどうしゅぎ

humanism

利己主義

りこしゅぎ

egoism