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Meaning of 勧善懲悪 in Japanese
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勧善懲悪
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Kana Readingかんぜんちょうあく
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Romajikanzenchōaku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- rewarding good and punishing evil; novel or drama with a rewarding-good-and-punishing-evil theme; moral purpose; morality play
- Example sentence
- このドラマは単純な勧善懲悪もので、今一つ深みに欠けて物足りない。 This drama is missing something. All it is is a simple cautionary tale with no real depth.
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Examples of 勧善懲悪, かんぜんちょうあく in a sentence
Kanji in this word
懲
JLPT 1
18 strokes
penal, chastise, punish, discipline
On'Yomi: チョウ
Kun'Yomi: こ.りる, こ.らす, こ.らしめる
勧
JLPT 1
13 strokes
persuade, recommend, advise, encourage, offer
On'Yomi: カン, ケン
Kun'Yomi: すす.める
悪
JLPT 4
11 strokes
bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
On'Yomi: アク, オ
Kun'Yomi: わる.い, わる-, あ.し, にく.い, -にく.い, ああ, いずくに, いずくんぞ, にく.む