草満囹圄
Reading: そうまんれいご
Meaning: peace and good governance (literally: grass growing in unused prisons)
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Example Sentence
That king's era was so peaceful that it was said the prisons were overgrown with grass.
Usage Notes
A literary expression indicating a time of peace and good governance where prisons are empty and unused to the point where grass grows in them. Used metaphorically to praise good leadership.
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