孟 — kanji meaning “chief”
孟
chief, beginning
- Meanings
- chief, beginning
- On'yomi
- モウ (mou)、ボウ (bou)、ミョウ (myou)
- Kun'yomi
- かしら
- Name readings
- たけし、たけ、はる、はじめ、つとむ、おさ
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2127 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 39
- Chinese reading
- mèng — Chinese character page
Words with 孟
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孟子 | もうし moushi | Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi |
| 孟宗竹 | もうそうちく mousouchiku | moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots |
| 孟宗 | もうそう mousou | moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) |
| 孟母三遷 | もうぼさんせん moubosansen | the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three moves |
| 孔孟 | こうもう koumou | Confucius and Mencius |
| 孟夏 | もうか mouka | beginning of summer |
| 孟春 | もうしゅん moushun | beginning of spring |
| 孟女 | もうじょ moujo | eldest daughter |
| 論孟 | ろんもう ronmou | the Confucian Analects and the Discourses of Mencius |
| 孟秋 | もうしゅう moushuu | beginning of autumn |
| 孟冬 | もうとう moutou | beginning of winter |
| 孟宗の節 | もうそうのふし mousounofushi | root of a moso bamboo |
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