儒
Confucian
Readings
On'yomi
- ジュ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
儒 centers on the Confucian tradition: a person or scholar associated with Confucianism, its teachings, or its ideals.
Most common words using 儒
20 of 31- 儒教じゅきょう
Confucianism
- 儒学じゅがく
Confucianism
- 侏儒症しゅじゅしょう
dwarfism
- 俗儒ぞくじゅ
mediocre scholar
- 儒じゅ
Confucianism; Confucianist; Chinese scholar
- 儒仏じゅぶつ
Confucianism and Buddhism
- 儒墨じゅぼく
Confucianism and Mohism; Confucianism and the teachings of Mozi
- 儒学界じゅがくかい
Confucian circles
- 儒学者じゅがくしゃ
Confucian scholar; Confucianist
- 儒官じゅかん
official Confucian teacher
- 儒家じゅか
Confucianist
- 儒家神道じゅかしんとう
Confucian Shinto
- 儒教主義じゅきょうしゅぎ
Confucianism
- 儒教的じゅきょうてき
Confucian
- 儒生じゅせい
Confucian scholar
- 儒者じゅしゃ
Confucianist; Confucian (scholar)
- 儒道じゅどう
Confucianism
- 坑儒こうじゅ
burying Confucian scholars alive
- 大儒たいじゅ
great Confucian (scholar)
- 宋儒そうじゅ
Song dynasty Confucian scholars
Study
Etymology
儒 combines 亻 (person) with 需, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to the idea of a scholar or learned person. The exact historical development of 需 in this context is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
A person 亻 beside 需, which looks like rain 雨 over 而, suggests a scholar who patiently studies even when rain falls. This scholar embodies Confucian learning.
Reading mnemonic
For ジュ, imagine a Confucian scholar named Jude who teaches under the rain: Jude -> ジュ, and his lessons spread Confucian wisdom.