四書五経

Japanese

Kanji in this term
四	書	五	経
し Grade: 1	しょ Grade: 2	ご Grade: 1	きょう Grade: 5
goon

Alternative spelling
四書五經 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Literary Chinese 四書五經 (Sìshūwǔjīng).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ししょごきょー [shíꜜshò gòkyòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕi̥ɕo̞ ɡo̞kʲo̞ː]

Proper noun

四(し)書(しょ)五(ご)経(きょう) • (Shisho Gokyō) ^{←ししよごきやう (Sisyo Gokyau)?}

1. the Four Books and Five Classics

See also

• 四(し)書(しょ) (Shisho)
• 五(ご)経(きょう) (Gokyō)