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    3. 太子

    太子

    太たい子し

    crown prince

    KMT8News #22+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab7 strokes

    たいし

    Noun

    1.
    crown prince
    2.
    Prince Shōtoku
    abbreviation

    Stroke 0 / 7

    Speed1.0x

    次つぎの王おうは太たい子しになるだろう。

    The next king will become the crown prince.

    KMT7HistoryCore Concepts
    太たい子しは幼おさない頃ころから帝てい王おう学がくを学まなんだ。

    The crown prince studied imperial education from a young age.

    KMT8HistoryEducation
    聖しょう徳とく太たい子しは日に本ほんの仏ぶっ教きょう文ぶん化かの発はっ展てんに大おおきく貢こう献けんした。

    Prince Shōtoku greatly contributed to the development of Japanese Buddhist culture.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy
    古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくでは、太たい子しの教きょう育いくは国こっ家かの未 来 を左さ右ゆうする重じゅう要ようなものだった。

    In ancient China, the education of the crown prince was crucial, influencing the future of the nation.

    KMT9HistoryEducationPolitics & Law
    聖しょう徳とく太たい子しが制せい定ていした十じゅう七しち条じょう憲けん法ぽうは、日に本ほんの精せい神しん文ぶん化かの基き礎そを築きずいた。

    The Seventeen-Article Constitution established by Prince Shōtoku laid the foundation for Japan's spiritual culture.

    KMT10HistoryCulture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    太
    ふと.い・ふと.る…(5)
    plump・thick・big around
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
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