良りょう妻さい賢けん母ぼ

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Meanings

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noun

good wife and wise mother

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)›

A traditional ideal for women, emphasizing domestic virtue and maternal wisdom. Often used in historical or cultural contexts.

明めい治じ時じ代だいには、良りょう妻さい賢けん母ぼ

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In the Meiji era, being a good wife and wise mother was considered the ideal for women.

Kanji

良good, pleasing, skilled
妻wife, spouse
賢intelligent, wise, wisdom
母mother

Built from

良りょう妻さい+賢けん母ぼ

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 良 (good), 妻 (wife), 賢 (wise), and 母 (mother). The phrase reflects a Confucian-influenced ideal of womanhood that became prominent in modern Japan.