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

論孟

ろんもう ろんたけし

The Confucian Analects and the Discourses of Mencius

孟浪

careless; incoherent; sloppy; negligent

孟宗竹

もうそうちく もうそうだけ モウソウチク モウソウダケ

moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens), tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots

秋

あき

autumn, fall

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

孟宗の節

もうそうのふし

root of a moso bamboo

深秋

しんしゅう

deep autumn (when the autumn has reached its climax)

秋扇

しゅうせん あきおうぎ

fan in autumn (esp. one that is no longer used), outdated item that has fallen into disuse, woman who has lost a man's affection or interest

秋意

しゅうい

signs of autumn, appearance of autumn

爽秋

そうしゅう

refreshing and pleasant autumn

清秋

せいしゅう きよあき

clear fall (weather), clear autumn

麦秋

ばくしゅう むぎあき

wheat harvest