Word Meaning 四書五経

ししょごきょう shishogokyou

四書五経 is read as ししょごきょう (shishogokyou) and means the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism.

Meaning

English

the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism
the Nine Chinese Classics

Reading

Kana

ししょごきょう

Romaji

shishogokyou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 49389 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四半期報告書

しはんきほうこくしょ

quarterly report

五経

ごきょう

The Five Classics (of Confucianism)

四捨五入

ししゃごにゅう

rounding (off; a number)

四分五裂

しぶごれつ

torn asunder

四庫全書

しこぜんしょ

Siku Quanshu (collection of books from the Qing dynasty)

四大奇書

しだいきしょ

Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Water Margin, and The Plum in the Golden Vase)

四捨五入機能

ししゃごにゅうきのう

round-off function

四肢五体

ししごたい

the whole body

四の五の言う

しのごのいう

to grumble about something (trivial)

四の五の

しのごの

(complaining about) this and that

神道五部書

しんとうごぶしょ

five fundamental texts of Ise Shinto

五輪書

ごりんのしょ

The Book of Five Rings (martial arts treatise by Miyamoto Musashi, 1643)