坑儒

こうじゅ

Meanings

1. Noun burying Confucian scholars alive

Kanji

• 坑 pit. Read as コウ.
• 儒 Confucian. Read as ジュ.

Words containing 坑儒

• 焚書坑儒 (ふんしょこうじゅ) burning books on the Chinese classics and burying Confucian scholars alive (Qin dynasty thought suppression campaign)

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