Word Meaning 孟母三遷

もうぼさんせん moubosansen

孟母三遷 is read as もうぼさんせん (moubosansen) and means the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning.

Meaning

English

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning
Mencius' mother, three moves

Reading

Kana

もうぼさんせん

Romaji

moubosansen

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 135863 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

三遷

さんせん

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

三遷の教え

さんせんのおしえ

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

母音三角形

ぼいんさんかくけい

vowel triangle

三十六字母

さんじゅうろくじぼ

36 Initials (system for transcribing initial consonants of Middle Chinese)

三重母音

さんじゅうぼいん

triphthong

孟子

もうし

Mencius (one of the Four Books)

左遷

させん

demotion

変遷

へんせん

change

叔母

おば

aunt

義母

ぎぼ

foster mother