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勧善 (かんぜん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

勧かん善ぜん

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Meanings

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noun

rewarding good deeds; encouraging virtue

Almost exclusively used in the fixed compound 勧善懲悪 (rewarding good and punishing evil). Rarely appears independently.

See also: 勧善懲悪

「勧かん善ぜん懲ちょう悪あく」の「勧かん善ぜん」は、善ぜん行こうを勧すすめることを意い味みする。
The 勧善 in 勧善懲悪 means encouraging good deeds.

Kanji

勧persuade, recommend, advise
善virtuous, good, goodness

Similar words

勧かん善ぜん懲ちょう悪あく
The full compound meaning 'rewarding good and punishing evil'; 勧善 is the first half and is not normally used alone.

Etymology

Composed of 勧 (encourage, recommend) and 善 (good, virtue). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is mainly known through the compound 勧善懲悪.