Onyomi: ボウ, ミョウ, モウ · Kunyomi: かしら · Meanings: beginning, chief
Kanji for beginning, chief
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) |
| 孟宗竹 | もうそうちく | moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens), tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots | Noun |
| 孟子 | もうし | Mencius (372-289 BCE), Mengzi | Noun |
| 孟夏 | もうか | beginning of summer | Noun |
| 孟宗 | もうそう | moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) | Noun |
| 孟春 | もうしゅん | beginning of spring | Noun |
| 孟秋 | もうしゅう | beginning of autumn | Noun |
| 孟宗の節 | もうそうのふし | root of a moso bamboo | Noun |
| 孟浪 | もうろう | careless, incoherent, sloppy, negligent | Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 孟冬 | もうとう | beginning of winter | Noun |
| 孟女 | もうじょ | eldest daughter | Noun |
| 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 | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) |
| 孟母三遷の教え | もうぼさんせんのおしえ | the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) |
| 孟学農 | Meng Xuenong | Wikipedia definition | |
| 孟春 (砲艦) | Japanese warship Moshun | Wikipedia definition |