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

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

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

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

論

ろん

argument, discussion, dispute, controversy, discourse, debate

公論

こうろん

public opinion, unbiased criticism, unbiassed criticism

各論

かくろん

item-by-item discussion, itemized discussion, detailed exposition, detailed discussion

宗論

しゅうろん

doctrinal dispute (within or between religious schools)

三論

さんろん

Sanron sect (of Buddhism)

拙論

せつろん

poor argument