勧善懲悪

かんぜんちょうあく

Meanings

1. Noun rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice

Kanji

• 勧 recommend. Read as カン.
• 善 virtue. Read as ゼン.
• 懲 chastise. Read as チョウ.
• 悪 bad. Read as アク.

Example sentences

• 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.

Words containing 勧善懲悪

• 勧善懲悪劇 (かんぜんちょうあくげき) morality play
• 勧善懲悪小説 (かんぜんちょうあくしょうせつ) (Edo-period) didactic novel or fiction

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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