noun
the Four Books (Confucian texts)
Refers to the four core Confucian classics: the Great Learning, the Doctrine of the Mean, the Analects, and the Mencius. Used in historical and philosophical contexts.
四書は儒教の基本的な経典です。
The Four Books are the fundamental scriptures of Confucianism.
江戸時代、多くの武士が四書を学びました。
During the Edo period, many samurai studied the Four Books.