和わ魂こん洋よう才さい

noun

Japanese spirit with Western learning

A yojijukugo encapsulating the Meiji-era ideal of combining traditional Japanese values and spirit with Western scientific and technical knowledge.

• 明めい治じ時じ代だいのスローガンとして「和わ魂こん洋よう才さい」が掲かかげられた。

  "Japanese spirit with Western learning" was put forward as a slogan of the Meiji era.