Word Meaning 坑儒

こうじゅ kouju

坑儒 is read as こうじゅ (kouju) and means burying Confucian scholars alive.

Meaning

English

  1. burying Confucian scholars alive

Reading

Kana

こうじゅ

Romaji

kouju

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 135721 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

焚書坑儒

ふんしょこうじゅ

burning books on the Chinese classics and burying Confucian scholars alive (Qin dynasty thought suppression campaign)

坑道

こうどう

tunnel

坑内

こうない

within a pit or (mine) shaft

坑口

こうこう

pithead

坑内事故

こうないじこ

mine accident

廃坑

はいこう

closure of a mine

儒学

じゅがく

Confucianism

儒教

じゅきょう

Confucianism

儒教主義

じゅきょうしゅぎ

Confucianism

儒学界

じゅがくかい

Confucian circles

儒教的

じゅきょうてき

Confucian

犬儒学派

けんじゅがくは

cynic (phil.)