expression, noun
ten disciples of Confucius
A set phrase referring to the ten principal disciples of Confucius, often mentioned in classical Chinese studies and Japanese kanbun contexts. Not used in everyday conversation.
論語には孔門の十哲の言行が多く記されている。
The Analects contain many records of the words and deeds of the ten disciples of Confucius.
From Chinese 孔門十哲 (Kǒngmén shízhé), literally 'ten sages of the Confucian school'. The term is a fixed historical reference with no further decomposition in Japanese.