Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 勧善懲悪(かんぜんちょうあく) in Japanese

勧善懲悪
Kana Reading
かんぜんちょうあく
Romaji
kanzenchōaku
Word Senses
  • 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
    このドラマ単純な勧善懲悪もの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.

Examples of 勧善懲悪, かんぜんちょうあく in a sentence



Kanji in this word

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

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JLPT 1

13 strokes

persuade, recommend, advise, encourage, offer

On'Yomi: カン, ケン

Kun'Yomi: すす.める

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JLPT 2

12 strokes

virtuous, good, goodness

On'Yomi: ゼン

Kun'Yomi: よ.い, い.い, よ.く, よし.とする

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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

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19 strokes

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: こらしめる, こらす, こりる

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