孟母三遷

もうぼさんせん

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

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

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

孔孟の教え

こうもうのおしえ あなたけしのおしえ

the teachings of Confucius and Mencius

三遷

さんせん

thrice moving from house to house

教母

きょうぼ

godmother, (religious) sponsor

三教

さんきょう

Shinto, Buddhism and Confucianism

母教会

ぼきょうかい

mother church; main church

教え

おしえ

teaching, instruction, teachings, precept, lesson, doctrine

孟宗の節

もうそうのふし

root of a moso bamboo

三重母音

さんじゅうぼいん

triphthong

孟女

もうじょ たけしおんな

eldest daughter

孟冬

もうとう

beginning of winter

孟春

もうしゅん

beginning of spring

孟夏

もうか

beginning of summer

孟秋

もうしゅう

beginning of autumn

孟子

もうし

Mencius (Meng Zi) (371-289BCE)

孟宗

moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)

孔孟

こうもう あなたけし

Confucius and Mencius