noun
versed in both literary and military arts
Archaic yojijukugo describing an ideal ruler or scholar-warrior accomplished in both cultural and martial pursuits. Rare in modern Japanese; encountered mainly in classical texts or historical references.
「允文允武」は、昔の中国で理想とされた君主の姿を表す四字熟語だ。
允文允武 is a four-character idiom that describes the ideal image of a ruler in ancient China.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the ideal of balancing cultural and martial virtues, likely originating from classical Chinese texts.