Kanji

儒

儒

Confucian

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジュ

Nanori (Name Reading)

はか, ひと, みち, やす, よし

Common Readings

ジュ

Example sentences

儒教 じゅきょう
儒教 の 教え は 東アジア の 文化 に 大きな 影響 を 与えた 。

The teachings of Confucianism had a great influence on East Asian culture.

孔子 こうし
孔子 の 教え は 儒教 として 知られ 、 東アジア の 文化 に 大きな 影響 を 与えた 。

The teachings of Confucius are known as Confucianism and have had a major impact on East Asian culture.

儒学 じゅがく
江戸時代 、 儒学 は 武士 の たしなみ として 重んじられた 。

During the Edo period, Confucianism was valued as a refinement for samurai.

藩校 はんこう
藩校 では 、 武士 の 子弟 が 儒学 や 武芸 を 学んでいた 。

At the domain school, children of samurai studied Confucianism and martial arts.

焚書坑儒 ふんしょこうじゅ
独裁者 の 行った 行為 は 、 まさに 焚書坑儒 と 言える もの だった

The dictator's actions were truly a case of burning books and burying scholars (suppressing speech and thought).

Example Vocabulary

儒教

じゅきょう

Confucianism

儒学

じゅがく

Confucianism; Confucian studies

儒者

じゅしゃ

儒学者

じゅがくしゃ

儒

じゅ

侏儒

しゅじゅ

儒教的

じゅきょうてき

儒家

じゅか

焚書坑儒

ふんしょこうじゅ

burning books and burying scholars

犬儒

けんじゅ

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