三さん綱こう

noun

three bonds (Confucianism)

Refers to the three fundamental relationships in Confucian ethics: ruler–subject, father–son, and husband–wife. A technical term used in discussions of traditional East Asian philosophy.

• 儒じゅ教きょうでは三さん綱こう五ご常じょうが重じゅう視しされる。

  In Confucianism, the Three Bonds and Five Constants are emphasized.