懲ちょう悪あく

noun

punishing evil

Literary or formal term for punishing wrongdoing. Most often encountered in the set phrase 勧善懲悪 (promoting good and punishing evil), a common theme in traditional stories.

See also: 勧善懲悪

• この物もの語がたりは勧かん善ぜん懲ちょう悪あくのテーマに基もとづいている。

  This story is based on the theme of rewarding good and punishing evil.

• 勧かん善ぜん懲ちょう悪あくの考かんがえ方かたは時じ代だい劇げきによく見みられる。

  The idea of promoting good and punishing evil is often seen in period dramas.