関かん雎しょ

noun

harmony and courtesy in a marriage

Archaic term for the ideal of marital harmony and mutual respect, derived from classical Chinese poetry. Not used in modern Japanese outside of historical or literary contexts.

• 「関かん雎しょ」は『詩し経きょう』の一いっ編ぺんで、夫ふう婦ふの和わ合ごうを詠よんだものとされる。

  "Kansho" is a poem from the Classic of Poetry, said to celebrate marital harmony.