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    3. 勧善懲悪小説

    勧善懲悪小説

    勧かん善ぜん懲ちょう悪あく小しょう説せつ

    (Edo-period) didactic novel or fiction

    NTNounLiteratureKanji Vocab71 strokes

    かんぜんちょうあくしょうせつ

    Noun

    1.
    (Edo-period) didactic novel or fiction

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    Kanji that make up this word

    勧
    すす.める…(2)
    persuade・recommend・advise・encourage・offer
    善
    よ.い・い.い・よ.く・よし.とする…(3)
    virtuous・good・goodness
    懲
    こ.りる・こ.らす・こ.らしめる…(1)
    penal・chastise・punish・discipline
    悪
    わる.い・わる-・あ.し・にく.い・-にく.い・ああ…(5)
    bad・vice・rascal・false・evil…(1)
    小
    ちい.さい・こ-・お-・さ-…(6)
    little・small
    説
    と.く…(4)
    opinion・theory・explanation・rumor
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